Joseph Rios
In the Beginning
For Alana
I lived in a windowless room
above a nightclub in Downtown LA.
Afterhours we would dance
with the music loud, loud
as the the colored lights
we bathed in until it was
time to visit the Pantry
and spin on the chairs
watching the cooks
make French Toast
in Dodgers caps
until even the coffee
couldn’t keep us awake.
The Playlist:
There Must Be a Better Way – Friday Saturday And Sunday
Wede Harer Guzo – Hailu Mergia, Dahlak Band
We’re Running Out of Time – Oscar Weathers
Don’t You Know – Durand Jones & The Indications
Dreaming’s Out of Season – The Montclairs, Phil Perry
Words Words Words – Pratt & Moodya
Weak for Your Love – Thee Sacred Souls
The Sky’s The Limit – The Duprees
You’re On My Mind – Rose Royce
High On Your Love – Kings Go Forth
You Are Giving Me Some Other Love – Penny & The Quarters
Sweetest Thing On This Side of Heaven – Papa Bear & His Cubs
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