night extends relentless

Night extends relentless
Into the day,
The worst is still uncertain.
What remains,
Remains suspended -
The unfortunate morning,
Clouded w/ cigarettes,
And the perpetual stink
( of ashtrays)

Smoke still lines the room,
There is no breeze
And the phone doesn't ring.

The tide of indecision,
It pulls back and wavers,
Wavers with resistence.
The rhtymn of the ocean
Is enough to unsettle you.

Long for the 6:30 quips,
The ploys of pizza and marketing-
The plots about nothing.

That daily tickles him
And tickles her
And tickles you into perfect oblivion,
W/ reckless shoes
(and the remnants in TV trays))

Then into your room
you can retreat
In a smile
Out of which escapes relief;
And sinking softly
Into ur pillow,
You can sleep.