Bender

There were dresses that sparkled

as girls were spun around

There were shirts unbuttoned 

and lights obscured reality

There was coloured candy being thrown into the night

and teeth shown in flashing smiles

My clothes are so dirty

I can hear whispering that scares me to my bones

I can smell the alcohol on my hands

the dirty squelchy smell

I stumble through the iron bar gate and it crashes behind me

Collapsing into the sheets

Where I can forget everything that happened

And remember everything that didn't.