5am, pavement a hint of blue opposite of mayhem look for clues no visible signs of tires, lazy signals way home from a long night out and about faint sounds of paper routes I can send shouts cross-town, check the time the second hand pegged at first glance starts to move in a quantum chance with help from back of the eye lids soles peel off the concrete feel free to complete unfinished poetry in a black book with a hook to boot staircase of air past the mezzanine eye level with multiple tiers while stories ascend, vacant offices signs for rent sailing around the bend, around the bend, around the bend an upward stream will take you there bizarre affair balloon mind state hovering straits dock to ships, piers for windows appear to kindle giant murals painted by rays chisels produce all shades of gray sun dial towers over parks light devours remnants of dark diodes slowly fade to rest material properties made to test unprimed canvas staff of cables early birds sound off in triplets silhouette on billboard getting up in the frame without leaving a single trace underneath, leaves waver like seaweed train cars sleep in beds for eels miniature models, life-size goals am I flying? more like swimming in a metropolitan aquarium let go of equilibrium million-volt phosphorescence oscillating reflections bit by bit increase resolution bit by bit gain perspective as I come down rubber kiss the asphalt eerie stillness, teary yawn hour glass smashed by tide of dawn, tide of dawn, tide of dawn more like swimming in a metropolitan aquarium let go of equilibrium million-volt phosphorescence oscillating reflections