The Window
In the black of night
Wanderers pass seeking entertainment
Five seconds and they're gone
Save those who linger
Eagerness written in their eyes
It gleams brightly against the black
Five seconds and it's gone
Listlessly traveling on
Their booming voices beckon
While others mutter muted phrases
Five seconds and it's gone
Weary footsteps echo softly
Smiles twist into frowns
Anger laces speech
Five seconds and it's gone
Pursuit of amusement continues
Dimming lights fade
Silence greedily swallows
Five seconds and it's gone
Sleepiness tugs at their eyes
Emptiness reflects in the pane
Hollowness surrounds us
Five seconds and it's not gone
My maniac laughter endures
Sadistic grins coyly appear
My eyes slowly raise
I'm gone in five seconds
Mutilated faces blankly stare out the window
Wanderers pass seeking entertainment
Five seconds and they're gone
Save those who linger
Eagerness written in their eyes
It gleams brightly against the black
Five seconds and it's gone
Listlessly traveling on
Their booming voices beckon
While others mutter muted phrases
Five seconds and it's gone
Weary footsteps echo softly
Smiles twist into frowns
Anger laces speech
Five seconds and it's gone
Pursuit of amusement continues
Dimming lights fade
Silence greedily swallows
Five seconds and it's gone
Sleepiness tugs at their eyes
Emptiness reflects in the pane
Hollowness surrounds us
Five seconds and it's not gone
My maniac laughter endures
Sadistic grins coyly appear
My eyes slowly raise
I'm gone in five seconds
Mutilated faces blankly stare out the window