Bus ticket stub burns pocket lint
Ferris wheel stands skeleton still
Diner sign hums violet mint
Cotton candy dust on windowsill
Shutter snaps the peeling paint
Coffee steam rises ghosts of summer
Rusted chains hold frozen saints
You frame the quiet like a drummer
Neon Ferris watches over
Empty cars and fallen clover
Sign stays lit when season turns
Diner glow where memory burns
Ticket booth wears plywood skin
Carousel horses missing tails
You zoom the rusted bolts within
Count the nails on splintered rails
Shutter snaps the peeling paint
Coffee steam rises ghosts of summer
Rusted chains hold frozen saints
You frame the quiet like a drummer
Neon Ferris watches over
Empty cars and fallen clover
Sign stays lit when season turns
Diner glow where memory burns
Vinyl booth holds coffee rings
Waitress wipes a sticky tray
Pumpkin spice and diesel things
Drift across the highway gray
Flash bulb pops the gathering dark
Kodak moment no one asked for
Static hum becomes a spark
You're the witness, nothing more
Neon Ferris watches over
Empty cars and fallen clover
Sign stays lit when season turns
Diner glow where memory burns
Bus returns on hissing brakes
Engine coughs through copper leaves
One last shot the signboard makes
Before the night itself believes
Neon Ferris watches over
Empty cars and fallen clover
Sign stays lit when season turns
Diner glow where memory burns
Camera clicks on cracked vinyl seats
Autumn wind through broken neon