After sifting the rivers
Of dining ideas
Throw out the stones
Black skies
Advancing on midnight over the Mass Pike
Stumbling through doors in our laughter
We dance to our seats
And the warmth of her light enters me
Someday I will not be here
Still these booths will be standing
Ghosts of pancakes and prom dates
And shit coffee
There's a precious perception
In the sleep-deprived senses
Every joke is hilarious
Every bite is divine
With my people across and beside me
In a blissful escape from anxiety
We can capture this Goodness and try to be
Better men than we've been at 19
And my jaw is on fire from the smiling
Someday I will not be here
Still these booths will be standing
Ghosts of pancakes and prom dates
And shit coffee
Oh, now technically
Oh, I guess it's Sunday
Savor the food and the good company
Sinners wishing away the hard times that made this meal
So sacred to me
As I pull in my driveway
Where my problems are waiting
Rise up out of my car and
I can face them
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