nothing concluded 152

as the eleven o'clock

purple line pulls

into town

blows a horn

or a some sort of whistle

because the sound

of a train

isn't loud enough

for some people

need the noise

nothing concluded

and the ringing

into his ears

won't soon go away

twenty-four hours now

and he will

pause to load up

another cigarette

a day of rest tomorrow

some sleeps at this hour

therefore there is no reason

for a taxi to be leaning on

the horn out in front of the house

bad enough the sirens

blare down silent sleeping street

strobe light wake up

the neighborhood false alarm

nothing concluded

nothing more than

teenager boredom

one page from completion

it seems

not conclusion

nothing concluded

almost put down

the pen anyway

don't know how he would

explain the blank page

so he continues

until he is blue

with smoke of all kinds

bud vase built into the dash

how convenient still

nothing concluded

entering the home stretch

feeling sleep

right around the corner

turned it down already

ready to rest

nothing concluded...