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CITY LIFE

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ steel veins pulse below concrete swallows fading light pigeons claim the ledge sirens stitch the dark neon spills on wet pavement dreams queue for the bus windows hold the dawn a thousand lives unfold silent, side by side
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Wolf Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Very powerful imagery. I can feel the cold shoulder of the concrete jungle.
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
thank you....I worked in downtown Dallas for a couple of decades...came to appreciate the beauty of the concrete jungle
Gauthier Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Powerful imagery ~ well crafted, Sara
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
many thanks! appreciate your ongoing support
Dietrich Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Great writing. Was this for Suzettes contest? Oh maybe for Nette!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
thank you, Andrea....no, didn't write this for the contest...submitted another poem....just wrote this after visiting downtown Dallas the other night.
Hind Avatar
October 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Deep atmosphere, I love all of it, every line
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
many thanks, Paige
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