Alley-way wisdom

There was no cellphone signal

 And The set-up was stressful

Like a crawfish down your pants.

The heat was faint-inducing

Deadlines went whooshing

By like you never had a chance.

You never saw it coming

You never suspected something

Might ever explode like this.

You kept your head down

And tried not to look around

Waiting for something to go amiss.

A lot of people you didn’t know

And thinking about when to go

You almost miss how beautiful she looks.

Somehow it gets a little cooler

The wrinkles get a little smoother

And the trees look like they’re from a book.

The music gets out of place

But the look on her face 

Makes you see no one cares who sings. 

You step on his feet when you dance

And in a moment there’s a glance

Where you realize there are worse things.