Temptation

not even this
balcony &
this sunset
can give me
solace

there are scratches in my
ankles
and my ears ring
from the neverending
cackling
down below
where
little men
doing little to
nothing
and proud of their
poison heads
keep counting
beans
and counting
on my patience

somehow I
manage to keep
the sunset
& the salty breeze
in mind
and it soothes me
enough
to keep the gun
at my feet
through one last
beer

let's give them
five more
minutes

Into starlight.