Paradise by the Dashboard Light

the city--

it killed my feet.

shot them right off with it's bow and arrow,

red and green for the holiday season.

2 am,

so tired before but can't sleep now...

thirsty and no drink can quench it.

i come home,

pajamas on,

money on the dresser,

cutting my toenails (really).

roseanne is on.

perhaps tonight i won't dream solely of scrubs.

"oh, it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night [in the deep dark night]

i can see paradise by the dashboard light."