14. Poetic licence

At Barfly you tweet to your
two-hundred-odd followers.
A manga character with blue
hair is lipping the mic. She has
Genius scrawled in marker
on her loose T-shirt. You make
me feel alive, she croons.
Beer in hand, you watch her.
Like any other night creature
you cannot change what you are.
Later you’ll lead her away
into the dark part of the club.

@ianjmclachlan