Took a left at the usual turn Didn’t know why, just felt the burn Of one too many thoughts today That needed time to drift away Storefront’s closed, lights hum inside My shadow trails but don’t try to hide Breath curls up like smoke in air Feels good to be going nowhere No rush to talk, no hand to hold Just yellow lamps and sidewalks old Sometimes the dark feels like gold Midnight streetlights guide me home I don’t know where — I just roam No plan, no call, no end in sight Just peace in the pool of soft amber light The world’s asleep, but I’m awake And this silence is mine to take Mailbox hums in the breeze Wrote a thought I’ll never release Passed the park where we used to sit Memory flickers, but I don’t grip A cat blinks slow from a windowsill Same old dog barked from that hill But tonight I’m just a passerby No name, no tie, just sky I don’t need a reason why To walk beneath a sleeping sky And let the stillness testify Midnight streetlights guide me home I don’t know where — I just roam No plan, no call, no end in sight Just peace in the pool of soft amber light The world’s asleep, but I’m awake And this silence is mine to take Some truths don’t come in daylight They rise up slow in streetlight When no one’s watchin’, and hearts exhale You see things you don’t tell Midnight streetlights guide me home Not in a rush, not alone No past, no flame, no need to fight Just walking through this peaceful night Whatever waits can wait some more I’m here beneath this open floor
