As soon as the neon lights are gone
Some crimson residue and hue
Signal us to embrace this new
And tingle our ears with I LOVE YOU’s
Those everything are sinking
Away from our memories
Away from our silhouettes
We’re left from the world’s oddities
Though we’ve shared strange ties
Yet breaking the phenomenon of blight
We linger for massive indulgences and us
This is not a shaggy dog story
We’re not elements of a practical joke
Seriously, seriously, we are that loved
2012
chester maynes 
Seriously, seriously, we are that loved – a great last line to a great poem. the shaggy dog line is also so excellent that i think it should not be the title of the poem, it needs to surprise the reader.
thanks for stopping by plucky umbrella
and
nice to meet you, mary