The Storyline Unfolding Poem by Kyle Schlicher

it's a cold beer night
here
in
paradise
propane heaters turned on
much like
the empty night
is
switched on

bar people
all
shapes
and sizes
hanging
on every word
lost
in the cold wind
blowing
in from the bay

beer bottles sweating
in
the
cold florida air
tell a story
about
loneliness
itself
sleeping alone

conversations started
never
to have an ending
other
than
i'll see you
again
tomorrow
night


(1-13-2014)