No Sidewalks

When your phone's dead And the busses aren't running No way to call a cab You're not in that part of town anyway All you can do is walk Walk in the middle of the street But in this place This palace Gilded by gates I realized There were no sidewalks in Bel Air the night I decided to fling my ashes into the sky I walked down the center of the street Balancing my childlike wishes With the pessimism that was seeping in my bones I closed my eyes Jasmine wafting in the air And I summoned a picture of you "BOY!" I cried "How many wounds have you cauterized?" Don't be mistaken My words were no arrows of hate You see, I'm watching you shrink Starve yourself of a bond "No, no let's not talk of love No, no, or worse, romance, ugh No, please, let's not" I only feel pity now Where my pulse used to be A sprinkler dispels the illusion And I keep walking Watching your face I'm watching your face Watching your face I'm watching your face Evaporate Evaporate Into the night air Crickets chimed in a symphony, passive No, there were no sidewalks in Bel Air That night, only glimpses, shards Of your eyes Puncturing the cerulean ether