Moths tap dance on glass shade
Grease traps sing the serenade
Gravel crunches tires slow
Pool don't reflect the moon's glow
He stands where water swallows light
Watching shadows breed the night
Porch light sees what he won't say
Anomalous pool drinks the day
Regulars know the grill's hot song
He don't order, don't belong
Fingers trace the wet stone rim
Something's wrong with reflection's hymn
Coffee pot screams midnight shift
His boots sink in gravel rift
Pool surface shimmers wrong way
Stars don't match the sky's display
He stands where water swallows light
Watching shadows breed the night
Porch light sees what he won't say
Anomalous pool drinks the day
Fryer pops a grease baptism
He don't move, don't feel the prism
Water holds a different sky
Porch light flickers, wondering why
Dawn cracks eggs on horizon pan
He melts like bacon grease in pan
Pool keeps swallowing the blue
Porch light waits for morning crew
He stands where water swallows light
Watching shadows breed the night
Porch light sees what he won't say
Anomalous pool drinks the day
Bulb burns steady, bulb burns true
Another night shift coming through
