Pushing Back the Night

It seems the sun is now setting right after lunch. I was thinking this week about how I’d like to push back the night a bit. I have failed at that but it led to this.

Pushing Back the Night

It said, “Give me an hour
and I will give you more light!”

I said, “Isn’t that some kind of sin?”

It said “I will give you the power
to push back the night!”

I said, “Yeah, OK. I’m all in.”

So I gave up those minutes, it was no big deal
As long as it didn’t make me miss a meal
Yeah I gave up that time in the morning at two
That’s an hour of mine that fallen out of use

But somewhere that morning out at a club
A friendship is forming that could lead to love
Beats and booze flowin’, “I like you” “You, too”
They like where it’s goin’, it’s just about two.

He goes to hold her – time took her away
“Whoa, I need to get sober”, he looks to AA
“It’s time that I face it, to admit to no power”
He’s at a church basement but early an hour

This is his moment “Eureka!”, a sign from God surely
He goes down the street –  the bar’s open up early!
He wallows at the well, at evening he parts
Wonders ”What the hell?! Why isn’t it dark?”

He’s in his own world but he wonders each day
About that girl then summer gives way
Sunday morning that Fall, night is done
But there’s no “Last Call” it’s suddenly one

Those old stolen minutes given back to him
The girl is there with him and again they begin
They make it out, make out, make a plan, join hands
Do you take this woman? Do you take this man?

They do their I do’s and they never fight
Because whenever they choose they push back the night