Beach Boulevard

A highway in disguise
with wide lanes and short stoplights

Oh, I remember so many
midnight drives, speeding past
rollercoasters and under the 91

warm breeze and summer sun

reveling wantonly in
being in love
and young

and then the autumn,
sharp wind and cigarette smoke

learning that somehow

both being in love
and being heartbroken

can make you feel
invincible.