Tagged: city dwellers
at the botanic
at the botanic
garden, introductions abound
for those who’ve lost touch
.
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the sparrows outside
the sparrows outside
my window are forever
collecting fallen
twigs and leaves to build a home –
city dwellers, on the move
.
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between the old man
between the old man
snoring and the younger man
pacing the wooden
floorboards from above, we learn to
coexist, one night at a time
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our neighbor who gets
our neighbor who gets
up at four a.m. to take
calls with a global
workforce is most likely a
baritone, reaching for our sleep
.
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before she becomes
before she becomes
fully human, Vivienne can
break up time in the
middle of the night – in cries, in
song, penetrating walls and dreams
.
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floor after floor,
floor after floor,
excerpts to generations
stalling for time
.
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it is not uncommon
it is not uncommon
to weigh the strength
of our breath by the
pulse of a city
waking. if we can
manage to count
two city breaths
for every one we
take, then we are
still ahead
of the game, pal
.
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in a city of
in a city of
over eight
million people,
we have no
choice but to
come together,
no excuse
but to rub
off on one
another,
no hope
but to keep
reaching
for that
reflection
gleaming
in the sun
.
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