Read “A Ghost In My Backseat” from the upcoming poetry book ‘Just The Night Birds’

From my upcoming poetry book ‘Just The Night Birds’ (https://jerryleger.bandcamp.com/…/just-the-night-birds… pre-order)

A GHOST IN MY BACK SEAT

Don’t cry in front of these lights We can go somewhere faraway We can steal this poem Just don’t vanish on meI spent the last of my money On a half full tank of gas And a bottle of wine I can’t get open

She’s laying down in the back now With her shoes shivering off her feet Hanging out the windowThe first time I saw her She was being tamed by the throat I saved her from the devil’s insecuritiesI wanted to take care of you I didn’t know you were already gone

I wanted to save you From the price of desire The physical confession of demanding eyes I drove myself to the edge Where I knew you would be lying

So can we stay here on the Cadillac hood Make me feel like we used to Now I know the sky wants you just as bad But please don’t vanish Don’t vanish for a little while