she ain’t getting her way

at night I fall in love with you

but I do not know

who you are

during the day

the days that go on

for entire lifetimes

the days that are sweaty

with air

thick as the salt in the sea

and the people

empty as the footprints

deep in the mud

from the days I walk away

and once the day is over

the rain washes over the filth

and the mud fills the holes

made by a stubborn little girl

whose mommy told her

she ain’t getting her way

and once the night arrives

we make our way back

me and that little girl

I’m in love with him again

and she gave up

on getting her way

neither of us are happy