Apprehensiveness Abc

apprehensive to walk these alleyways before me i see violence and filth colliding in the shadows of night disheveled piles of trash strewn about emptied cans tipped towards houses fences fighting to stand together gathered only by the gates that keep them holding back nothing but time inscriptive graffiti on garage doors just outside them, expensive cars sit kept inside are years of memories layered in unpolished dust memories that hold no value nevertheless are valued more only they eventually are forgotten perhaps like the homeless as they lie hidden quietly tucked in the corners of darkness resting on nicely manicured lawns snuggled against the base of trees that offer shelter from the weather umbrellaed branches sip the rain veins slip beneath needles where temporary escapes linger on xanthic flesh casts shadows of death yet there is no ambition zeal for life seems to be gone 02/08/2020