Black and White Shoes

Hale shines by mistake
she doesn’t know
but she keeps us awake
dressed in black
Phenobarbital sway
plastic bags
videotapes
down at Heaven’s Gate
they asphyxiate
speeding cars changing lanes
a chance to crash
and dissolve
against the concrete
she has given birth
to a recycled dearth
a liquid crystal alert
a chance to crash
and dissolve
against the concrete