Submissions by SteelGolgotha

Across from me sits a girl from Infinity
Staring blindly at me as she taps on her phone

Her two front teeth are stained a nicotine-induced yellow
Her eyes heavy from one too many sleepless night

She tells me about how she’s lost all her friends
And how she loves Boy A but can’t stop it with Boy B

Still in yesterday’s outfit
Time seems to move right past her
She sips at a jet black coffee
Hoping to catch up to
Her interest fading faster than her highlights
 
She asks me questions about love and money
Like they...

We drive under these red lights
And strangers that drill holes into our chest

The car is so cold that one begs for warmth within the stitches of their coat
They choke on the smell of too many lit cigarettes
And the sounds of a CD forever skipping
 
Everyone can still taste last night’s alcohol on their tongue
There are no voices in the car
Just the echoing laughter of a joke that was never told
I sink into this ash stained seat
And nod off to another place

We were never meant for this