Fringe Society

We

danced

on

the

bar

in

white

go-go

boots

and

suede

shorts

with

fringe

at

the

hem

way

back

then

way

back

when

we

were

living

on

the

edge

of

glory

the

fringe

of

society

gaining

notoriety

even

though

we

weren’t

looking

for

it

after

we

danced

we

would

sit

and

have

drinks

with

the

guys

that

came

in

every

night

honestly

they

were

a

welcome

sight

in

the

dim

lights

something

someone

familiar

something

known

something

hopeful

something

alone

we

could

trust

them

at

least

in

that

place

in

that

space

in

that

time

we

could

trust

them

and

they

could

believe

we

loved

them

and

we

could

believe

they

loved

us

in

God

we

trusted

we

could

pretend