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what will it be tonight

nothing concluded

unlike any other

how long until the flame

meets in the middle

the remnants of September's

past litter the mind

from then on

who or would

argue with this fact

four degrees fell

in an hour

at this rate

it will be freezing

by four am

no one else

is keeping track

most on their

way home from

cook outs

hamburgers

beer and corn

forget the watermelon

because someone

forgot to cut it

fine without

nothing concluded

within the confines

of an existence

anomalous to some

it's the inspirational

regular moments

eye want to save

for eternity in these

volumes of serial thought

it'll probably take

all my life

to get them all out

Charles' thoughts still come out

and he's been dead since 1997

could've been 1999

he was in his

seventies

nothing concluded

fully loaded

with everyday

regularity the sounds

of the end

of the summer

take me into darkness

began and will end

with a pain behind

the left eye

twitch in my right

pen in hand

as always

nothing concluded

some nights will

be more quiet

than others...