But you promised

But you promised
You said that this would never happen
A million isolated faces pass nameless in the night 
I'm standing by the freeway, thinking of you 
You promised
And now I'm alone
With my hands in my pockets, eyes open, mind closed 
My hair blowing past my face
Trying to wipe away tears that I swear I will never cry 
Trying to forget that there's nothing to remember 
The city lights and smog too close to see the stars 
I'm all alone now
What's a human promise in the middle of the night?


                                                      -- E(lipse, Fall 1995