The Fooler

I really thought

That I could find you again,

City blocks

Where we played pretend

Instead of streets

They all seem like dead ends

Sometimes reverie is

Not your friend

Has anyone

ever walked from

The lacuna

Of a street lamp’s halo

Out of shadows

Steps you,

The Fooler

Hot and cold

Cool and cooler

I am the fool

And you are The Fooler

This vacant street is just

a time piece

Empty time and empty space

Lying hands

on a damaged face

Tension never leading to relief

Well here’s a heart,

You’re still it’s ruler

I’d wound it so tight

You’re it’s unspooler

Yeah, that’s you

You are The Fooler

Hot and cold

Cool and cooler

I am the fool

And you are The Fooler