How I Spent My Night

I spent the night laughing a thousand laughs
We told jokes
We told riddles
Something I just didn’t get
Something I just didn’t know

I spent the night saying a thousand wrong things
You did not look at me
Emptiness filled the air
Not even a sly remark escaped your lips
Not even a grammar correction carried on your breath

I spent the night feeling the force of a thousand doors slammed in my face
You should get going, you said
Goodnight, you said
For a moment, there was a great stare between us
          And I was left in a cold, dark world
For a moment, there was a great wooden barrier between us
          And I was left lonely in the silence

I spent the night walking a thousand miles home
It was twelve A.M.
It was twelve degrees
I smoked twelve cigarettes
I decided twelve times over to become a hermit and take a vow of silence

I spent the night trying to contact a thousand old friends,
          Trying to find relief
The first one was asleep
The second was watching a movie
The third was bored
The fourth was feeling down

I spent the night drinking a thousand energy drinks
Weary but wired, we went for a hike
Tired but together, bonds were made anew
Hollow but hyper, we gazed at the stars
Mortuus quod victus, we all finally went home

I spent the night making up a thousand minds
Mono said Waste of energy
Joe said So it goes, don’t you know?
Ulysses said Good riddance
Pat said Maria who?

I spent the night dreaming a thousand dreams
I saved the world in silence
No one will ever know
About the giant, evil, vampiric, ninja, cyborg, zombie nazi
Or the broken heart

I spent the night getting over you a thousand times over
I don’t need you to live my life
For, tomorrow is another day
Followed by
Another night