TWO TONED

at the corner of thirty and dalrock

a road named after two cities

an apartment complex sits beneath the clouds

a humble allotment of two buildings

parallelograms north and south

facing each other calmly like a classic hotel 

two tones to mirror the blues

of two expanses separated by God

the waters beneath, called earth, and the water above, called sky

mirrored better on a summer's day

when the waters above are bright and the lake beneath is blue

now they call attention like aged pastels

to something that could have been brighter than it was

because you always said you would live there

as the cranes assembled panels and panes

but the rent was too high

and also your dad's secret spilled out 

it spilled all the way down the highway

past both cities and expanses

so you had to go further

until the pacific said no more

so today I passed an apartment complex filled with people who are unaware of you

instead of a single person 

reigning alone as king

at the corner of thirty and dalrock