Roof parties(1980)

 I settled for a roof
it played music
The music I got addicted to
I sat there above neighborhoods
Comparing my little living square

I convinced myself with my aspect to the sun
with the tunes of my music
Huge restaurant signs
Lit up as afternoon showed signs of giving up on me

Groups of popular kids collected on other rooves
Connecting their speakers
As if they were professional installers
Smoking their expensive brand cigarettes

They changed position in the dusk light
Just as the street lights flicked on
Each young person struck up their best body pose
Struggling to emphasize themselves