No One Else

Check the needle. Wait for the click. The rain stays on the window. We are here. No one else, no one else, in this circle. No one else, only you. Keep it quiet. The pavement is wet outside. The bus passes the corner with the latches down. The record spins around. I see you in the soft light. Nothing moves but the air. Safe from the heavy boots. Safe from the loud voices. No one else, no one else, in this circle. No one else, only you. Keep it quiet. The groove stays steady. The world stays away. Just the dust in the light. Just the beat in the tray. No one else, Just the loop. Only you. The needle in the groove. No one else.