Terrible People

We laugh in a cozy bar without a single soul around us.

Just for a moment I enjoy the silence in my head.

I get high on conversations about terrible people,

And your patience for your boss is hanging by a thread.

Someone drops their cold beer and breaks the glass,

But we barely notice as the sparkling time flies by.

I do not remember what I cried about last night,

And I am sure that you have the strongest alibi.

The streetlights do not make any sense in the rain

As we jump over puddles giggling like some kids.

A few months ago, I walked until I got soaking wet,

And I thought that love should feel like needles and pins.

But I am not that bright-eyed girl who they once knew.

Irises replaced the sour feelings that grew rotten.

I know he is out there talking about terrible people,

And as long as you are here, it is all long forgotten.

-Jackie