My first contribution is a sestina-style poem I wrote based on an experience at a club called The Underground in Sandusky when Margin of Error (www.destroycreaterepeat.com) played there.

It was my sister's first clubbing experience, and she had school the next day, so you can see the reference I made to her in the 3rd paragraph.

Also, this is before the new smoking ban in Ohio was being enforced in clubs, but people still kept it on the down-low when they lit up. You can see the reference to that in the 5th paragraph.

Without further ado...the poem!

M3’s Underground

There is the flashing of the lights,
And the sounds of excited voices.
The swirling curling smoke
Is illuminated in the void of dark.
The stage is cast in blue
As the people begin to move.

The musicians onstage sway and move,
Their bodies a playground for the lights.
The air filled with their sharp voices
As their bodies are enveloped in the smoke.
The light is quicker than the dark,
While hair sways in a flash of blue.

One’s arms are crossed and she looks blue.
Unlike others, she has yet to move.
Her eyes blink at the intruding lights,
As late is the night and loud are the voices.
Gagging her is the scent of smoke
As she sits shrouded in the corner dark.

Garbed in their surroundings are the dwellers of dark,
Though color sweeps their faces painting blue.
The music causes their hips to move,
Dancing like old picture shows in the lights.
The accusations of ignorance in the singers’ voices
As their heads are beaten with the smoke.

A cigarette emits a puff of smoke
From its concealed place in the dark.
They suck the nicotine until their faces are blue,
Avoiding the staff for fear of the forced move.
They gather in groups as they seek lights
And whisper in low voices.

The last lyrics spill from their voices
As the sounds dissipate, along with the smoke,
Light finally conquers the dark.
Dripping with sweat the color of blue,
The stage clears as they begin to move.
The audience calms in the presence of the lights.

The hard voices of blue,
They move swiftly like smoke
Here in the dark away from the lights.

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