The Alley

In the dark alley violence explodes
I was prepared
I discovered a thousand ways to say your name
With love, hatred, urgency
Or as if it were nothing
In the dark alley violence explodes
I was awake
Ruins of churches, nameless sects
Passion, insomnia, illness
Watched freedom
In the dark alley violence explodes
In the middle of the night
With love, hatred, urgency
Or as if it were nothing
But nothing disturbs my heavy sleep
Nothing lifts that body thrown
Nothing disrupts that bar on the corner
That movie theater line
Nothing else shocks me
Nothing!