~~~P0ETRY~III~~~
~~~ DoWNToWN ~~~
A PoeM
~~~ DoWNToWN ~~~
PRocessioNs of ARchiTectuRe
~~~~~ GliDe PasT Me iN A PeRiPheRaL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PaRaDe.
The AuTuMn AiR, HeaVy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With cRisP SceNTs
~~ Rush’s ThRough My TuNNel of VisioN.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DowN the STReeT,
LeaVes cRunch
~~~~~~~~~~~ UnDeR A thousaNd feaT
As the SouNDs of the CiTies ❤️ & SouL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rise &
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FaLL To AN
~~~~~~~~~~~~ IaMbic BeaT. . .
~~~~~~~ SiReNs whiNe & ChildReN CRy
~~~~~~ MoToRs DRoNe & PoeTs Sigh.
SMILES!!!
~~~~~~So MaNy VaRiatioNs oN a SiNgle TheMe!
~~~~~~The VibraNT eNergy of thee AMeRicaN DReaM ,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~IT BuRsT’s
OuT Of Thee Eyes 👁️👁️
~~~ Of so MaNy sTRangeRs &
~~~~~~~~ Mingles in With the sTReeTs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~eMotioNs.
I WaTch as PeoPle seaRch
~~~~~~~~ FoR this VeRy esseNce.
~~~ AN esseNce thaT thRiVes
~~~~~~~~~~ IN the PubLiCs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LoCoMotioN!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I DesiRe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NothiNg,
SaVe DesiRes Death.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YeT, I WaNT
~~~~~~~ EVeRythiNg
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I HaVe; thiNgs
IMMaTeRiaL
~~~~~~~~~~~& MaTeRiaL aLiKe,
ALL fRee
~~~~~~~~~ & HaNgiNg
~~~ IN thee AutuMn AiR.
ThiNgs To KeeP & thiNgs To sHaRe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & I TeLL you this
~~~~~~ To MaKe you
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AWaRe.
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~~~XXXII~~~
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