If you see me roaming Woodward Avenue <br />Down by the Majestic Theater, <br />I’ll be humming a song and digging the homeless, <br />Taking in the delicious aroma of pizza <br />Baking in the storefront, <br />Gazing at the young women and men <br />Drinking beer at outdoor tables <br />As conversations filter from the bowling alley. <br /> <br />I’ll laugh my ass off if a fight breaks out, <br />Everything is beautiful and cool on a Friday night, <br />Even the paramedics and cops smile <br />As their sirens wail and flash, <br />An old man takes his cane and smacks another <br />And it is all divine hi jinks <br />That a fun-loving God condones. <br /> <br />This city has been in decline for some time, <br />Dirty buildings and streets that often seem <br />Like a lonely ghost town, <br />But I can find just enough life around the corner <br />From the college to make it all sparkle <br />With the excitement of music and poetry <br />Interwoven with the inexhaustive heartbeats of desire.<br /><br />Uriah Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/everything-is-beautiful-and-cool-on-a-friday-nig/
