is it 8:00 yet?

back.          to here and now
to why and     when
to the ifs and buts
but i think      i'll keep this one in
to myself.      it's not for anyone else. perhaps you wouldn't get it
i certainly      don't. but it's probably not for me anyway

but you see the people go by outside, who are they; where
do they go?     at night
when you're    asleep and no one is listening.
where are they?