DARK WINE

Art by Christian Marclay

My city so dark. Hate far too easy. Love is soo hard.

Wars party raging in our hearts.

We have a ball with fire. Whiskey blood and tempers heat light my city.

Come enjoy it with me.

My city so dark.

Hold my hand. Let’s jump together. Swim out too deep. We got each other. But I can only save me.

My city so dark.

We make it spark. The beauty. The shock. Turning hearts, the beats flatten people out.

Praying under lights doesn’t hide the dark. Cries don’t wash clean lies. Some trail away. Sloppy escapes forge new names.

My city so dark.

I’m willing to walk.

Always on guard. All lights on me. I Don’t look up. The fall is too hard. I scope where to put you down.

My city so dark.

That’s all we, see? For each other? Forever?

Enchanted, but not a movie. can’t see the good we all have, until it’s all gone. Hate rushing like a flood. Love stalled and backed up.

My city so dark.

It’s what everyone wants. To stay on guard. Shielding our hearts. To say we outlasted our hurt. And shout famous last words.

Is your city this dark?