Hot and humid summer night <br />Canopy of post oak and black jack under the black sky <br />Half moon and a star gazing <br />Upon leaves quiet <br />Emptiness as dark as black sky reins <br />On vacant neighborhood street <br />There is life in side those houses <br />But chilling silence makes one wonder <br />Is it really a community? <br />Detached housing- detached neighbors <br />Detached emotions- hearts apart miles <br />Morning brings a little life <br />But just for a little while <br />Soon the sound of garage openers dies <br />And with it dies the commotion of life in neighborhood <br />Kids get dropped off to summer camps or day cares <br />Dusk brings their quiet return <br />The thrill of hot steamy summer evening is lost <br />Lost upon tired faces <br />Lost in the cool interior <br />Lost in the exciting images of television <br />The drawing of shades locks every thing in <br />Locks the mysteries of summer nights out <br />Suspense and adventure would be found in the video games <br />Not in a sweaty aimless run around town <br />The black summer night slithers on city life.<br /><br />Savita Tyagi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/summer-night-19/
