By Misti
Date: 2002 Apr 30
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Without a Horse

leaving my brother's apartment Sunday night
I saw the city splayed out
the lights were just coming on
and the sky was on fire
orange and rose and crimson
so beautiful it almost made me
forget the sadness I felt
looking around my brother's kitchen
empty cupboard and fridge
and a few scruffy utensils
in the silverware drawer
but that is a sadness I carry around
conscious of it or not
it is always there
so I create personal ads for my brother
online and almost form the words
of a prayer
thinking of Holden Caulfield
and how desperately hard it is
these days
for all the bumbling white knights
without
a horse.