Neighborhood night

A lonely night,
i sit on my front porch,
and watch the world go by,
two lovers say farewell,
their arms meet,
as their lips collide,
but with the turn of a key and the roar of an engine he is gone,
a lonely girl heads back to her house,
i watch the bugs fly round the lights,
chimes sound in smooth repetition,
dong,dong,dong,
headlights in the distance,
the driver unsure of where he is going,
but quickly he turns and the car picks up speed,
an elderly man rides his bike,
head hung low,
a dog by his side,
why are they out so late,
maybe they have no home,
it is silent for a awhile,
with only the sounds of a highway,
a mile or so away,
the street lights shining brightly,
casting rays onto the empty streets,
my peace is disturbed by my mothers voice,
"lexie,come on in."
i pick up my book and have a little smile,
a click of the door,
and my neighborhood night is done.