out of town

you always told me
"look up! look up!"

but the blues 
have brought me
down

what once was
sparkly-hope
and promise

is darkness,
shadow, and
frowns

my hair hides
the paleness
of my lips

my clothes hide
the emptiness
in my hips

my hat holds
the multitude
of my trips

in sand and smell
and ground

once more i
travel out of
town

but to what?

(bound)