river landing
there was dancing down by the river
or so we thought we heard something
streaming on the radio
either that or it was a just a feeling
by the time we reached the river
disco lights and glittery balls
stretched across iridescent banks
ordinary people dancing
like radiant aliens in a trance
past the main dance floor
ushers carry flashlights of sorts
escorting the elderly and tired and mad
the displaced and the misfits
methodically boarding unchartered ferries
destinations undetermined
september two thousand seventeen
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