No Time Soon

There were candles I remember
& a window painted black
we were living in the
science fiction district of town
it was later than either of us
could have guessed

sunset leaving this
stain like distance between you
& every other light in the crash
ing (look
your little heart tumbles) glare
imbedded in the dark-varnished
horizon

but my heart is just a desolate
beachfront property the
parking lot at (what the fuck)
Tierra del Fuego?

(left the motor running
when we walked out to the edge
as though there was a chance we’d
actually make it back