#10

bright lights flashing, flashing

the crowd undulating, coalescing with the steady movement of music

bright lights flashing, flashing

brief seconds of eyes, open-mouthed faces, hair and sweat, arms raised, hands touching
unified, no thinking, no questions, no inhibitions
smeared lipstick and eyeliner, the smell of hair dye and cigarettes, musky cologne.

bright lights always flashing

a single girl, an anomaly of sorts, huddled to the ground, black fingernails clasping pale skin

stop the lights from flashing, flashing