Robert Rorabeck - Bright New Cars

They decorated the star-well <br />Until they became the center <br />Of gravity’s loose attention <br />And all the eyes of their peers <br />Shone toward them like Cadillacs <br />Falling headfirst down a sinkhole <br />Through the highway/ <br />They went to bed naked and <br />Had ceaseless love until their <br />Sheets became like the heavenly <br />Layers leading up to God, <br />Stained and bleeding <br /> <br />Who promoted them to <br />Squad leaders, put a down payment <br />On their house in a gated and well-lit <br />Community <br />And bought them both bright <br />New cars.<br /><br />Robert Rorabeck<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bright-new-cars/