day for night

It's a 24 hour street here, but it really starts to howl after midnite, really not until 2:am, and since most of its inhabitants are really its inhabitants, literally living on the street, the sound of the voices is usually the sound of anger. with no rooms to contain the sound the sad, angry voices color the night mood. anxiety, anger, urgency, sirens, sickness, retching, coughing, misery. car alarms. and later after 6am silence, but then the other city wakes up, the day people. the bus driver idles his muni bus outside my window, taking a break... the traffic picks up....on the sidewalks the night people meet the day people...the day people off to work...the night people off to find sleep, sanctuary, or a place to stake out to face down the day...as you walk home, you are watched, you are not alone, the seekers are seeking something from you, they need something from you, they need sustenance, do you see them, they beseech you, they need you, you are anonymous in the city except for them, they miss nothing, they see you, they need you, dont catch their eye, they will usurp you...can we respond to them?