THE NIGHT WRITERS
2023/03/18
On a dark and cold November morning
three brass lanterns in the vestibule
of an inner city high school
cast their pale light to the world.
It seeps through the
dust-encrusted windowpanes
of three arched stone transoms
above three oak doors –
and slips down fifteen steps
to the terrace below
where it rises up like a ghost
to tell an untold
Iwarrior’s tale.
A siren whines in the distance as a beatboxing hoodie dances up the steps to the school terrace. When he finds his chosen spot, the night writer drops his backpack and goes to work. He is soon joined by other night writers.
As they work on their production, some writers step forward to show off their new dance moves. Others kick their latest rhymes.
When the work is finished, all perform the Dance of the Night Writers.
Upon hearing the voices of approaching students, the night writers grab their backpacks and race away.