eight is infinity

on the 710 to spend some time with long lost friend
the city lights blink and blur with bicycle signs
and my eyes take a ride on the sly
when they should be planted on the path
looking for curves and pins and miles directing me to end point

rounding corners, navigating one way tracks
i slow the commotion in my head, turn down the traffic
for a second's pause there's calm until there you are
approaching with delicate step, tender from getting wrecked
and holy shit! face-to-face again since forever
eight is infinity

detour for drugs, medicinal purpose
deaden the pain and clear the fog
before finding ourselves parked
outside strange asian borders

so nice to see that face, hear that voice, the laughter
we diss on the dishes, dish on the disses
and the speech comes full speed just as i remember
racing to catch up because eight is forever
and i'm so sick with delight i could vomit
in your mouth
hold that smile

whisking me through tales held by tangential thread
i'm sitting there loopy as ever
loupes and perls, loupes and perls
as this fabulous fabled tapestry
this close-knit connection leaves me in stitches

the locusts buzzing around our chatter
scatter and return with fish-covered platters
and we savor the flavor of "bad" foods and good times
we put them away like champions or chairmans
an unbeatable team of synchronized eaters
and reward ourselves with medals of mochi
sweeping the field with three different colors
yes, we're that good

coming to closing ceremonies
we celebrate the past, present, and future
document the moment immemorial in memoriam
with digital snapshot
we make still the surroundings
capture the scene - complete with salmon cheeks and nether reaches

and as the perfect end to perfect tale
a diagram "end and entry" scrawled on filthy pavement
for you to pose with rockstar pimp style

and we vow
not to let it be so long in between these scenes
because eight is infinity