Washing Day
Adam Levy/Amber Rubarth

Walking past my lover’s house
Bitter taste still in my mouth
Too much whiskey, too much smoke
Last night’s tears hang on my coat
But now the rain has stopped it’s fall
Streets shine like a mirror ball
Sun comes on, it’s just enough
Watch the flowers waking up
It’s Washing Day
It’s Washing Day
Colors run and fade away
It’s Washing Day
It’s Washing Day
Feel the threads like new again
Big machines all in a row
Mother with her child in tow
Change old paper for silver coins
Lose myself in all this noise
Wake up from a peaceful rest
Counting down, one minute left
Cotton stops its jog in place
I hold it warm against my face
It’s Washing Day
It’s Washing Day
Colors run and fade away
It’s Washing Day
It’s Washing Day
Feel the threads like new again
What’s this in my dungarees?
In my back pocket, curled and creased
My old notebook, filled with you
Our secrets now just streaks of blue
It’s all a mess, but beautiful
This emptiness a gift I hold
I write a poem with you in mind
And leave the memories behind
I leave the memories behind
It’s Washing Day
It’s Washing Day
Colors run and fade away
It’s Washing Day
It’s Washing Day
Feel the threads like new again
I feel the threads like new again
I feel the threads like they’re new again

The Bar And The Night
Bryan Tess

The howling wind is biting as I pull up the collar
Of my seen better days winter coat
And the smoke from my cigarette floats
Toward the burnt out stars
And the freezing whores are offering
A discount for a trick and a treat
And the young homeless man
Just needs something to cover his bare feet
I feel guilty just for a moment
But then I'm brought back to you
And how you don't love me anymore
The way you used to do
And for these eyes which are sore
Your image is a most terrible sight
And I can't drink till I'm blind
God knows how I've tried
That's why I hate the bar and the night
I sit on my regular stool
With the cure for all problems in front of me
But no matter how much I drink
From these blues I can never be free
And though I'm swimming in alcohol
I'm only drowning in thoughts of you
I know you won't save me
So maybe I need somebody new
But in this bar the middle aged women
Pick the men that aren't right
That's why I hate the bar and the night
It's closing time
And I've got to be on my way
And the when the night has faded
Maybe the solution lives in the day
I've finally staggered home still all alone
I've only got your ghost for company
But I'm not a welcome host
Cause it just leaves me empty
So I must say goodbye
To the stars, the dark and the moon
And these night feelings I can't explain
The ones that will visit again real soon
That bring this internal fight
That's why I hate the bar and the night

Poised For A Fall
Ali Matthews

I put my courage to the test
And though you know I tried my best
I tied myself and all the rest
Into a great big knot
Well, I swore and I insisted
I had straightened what was twisted
But I think I might have missed it
By a long-shot
Everybody knows (everyone but me)
Everybody sees (the writing on the wall)
How gracefully I stand
Poised for a fall
It's just a tempest in a teacup
It's a temporary mix-up
And the moment that I wake up
Everything will be just fine
I keep striving for that one thing
I keep diving into something
I'll be smiling as I'm crumbling
For the very last time
Everybody knows (everyone but me)
Everybody sees (the writing on the wall)
How gracefully I stand
Poised for a fall(bridge)
Don't look down, another circus clown
Is on a ladder climbing up to the high wire
Don't think twice, you grab the biggest slice
And maybe then you'll set the world on fire
Good old Cinderella lost her slipper
I know fate tried hard to trip her
If you see her won't you give her all my very best regards
See I am another one who won't tread lightly
I'll be tossing, turning nightly
Synchronized by the lies inside my busted-up heart
Everybody knows (everyone but me)
Everybody sees (the writing on the wall)
How gracefully I stand
Poised for a fall