the city is hollow

back to a coldness where
lights shine empty
and stars are replaced by the
clog of smoke
and empty air
where things remain choked
and there is no place for release

no wind to chill and
excite
no trace of freedom
no space to breath
nowhere to claim eternity

i stare out at blocks of
man-made construction
material things
we can lose
scents that pass
and never linger
prodding like painful memories

it is a city of
reality
no place for dreams and
no place for somebody
like me

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