Before Tomorrow

God I love the night 

Like a restless slumber 

I go down 

To arrive 

In energetic vibrations

Humming with the stars 

Not a lullaby  

But secrets 

Too rich

And too guarded 

For the light of day 

As the thick haze gives way

To the muggy blackness

Warmed over by streetlights 

Headlights 

And glowing neon signs

I’ve always been at home here 

Half hidden in the shadows 

Bolder under the covers

Where certain eyes cannot follow 

I go here sometimes 

To remember 

The heartbeat 

Of the night 

And that nothing really sleeps

Only changes form

Compelled by the night air 

And all the possibilities that exist 

Before tomorrow