Rading In Bed

who’s in a bad mood who’s in a taxi turning the clock back
avoiding a fight with this man he is meeting stands in the lobby
counting his questions in the neon light
sinking under the river the sewer line touches the edge of the suburbs
back to the beach where a family is waiting on rumors of summer
lay out a blanket bring something to feed the birds
with all the luck you’ve had why are your songs so sad
you sing from a book you were reading in bed
and took to heart all of your lives unled reading in bed