Let's go out for a drink

"Let's go out for a drink, the need's all too clear."
Nobody seems eager, nobody's got the time.
I'm not the least pissed, it's just my spot of humor,
I worked from home today, there's nobody here.

I take a six-pack out to the porch,
The spring peepers make a din
Just as loud as any bar,
The screens keep the mosquitoes out,
They can't pay the cover charge.
The moon sits on the neighbor's roof,
Her look's full of promise.
I raise her a toast, I offer a beer,
Nobody drinks it but the moon doesn't care.

There's partying at the American Legion,
Just down the street,
"Stairway to Heaven" lights up the air.
I start to dance and nobody laughs,
I start to sing and sure nobody joins in.
"Set out a mixing-bowl, fill it with water,
I'm so in the mood for slow dancing with you."
If only you'd driven up just that minute,
Stopped your car in the drive
And seen the moon, nobody, and I
Drinking, dancing, glad to be alive...

Nobody leaves early,
The moon spends the night.
"Do you miss the stars?
The city lights are so bright."
"From the I-MilkyWay, down which I steer,
The sky's black and always so clear,
The stars're many and such a delight."

I wake slumped on the table,
The sun's look: stern and judgmental.

- after reading "Drinking Alone" by Li Bai