Weeds As Tall As Children

Weeds as tall as children
   Partially hide the dusty windows.
A long silence hangs
   Where once promise echoed.

Broken glass fills the street -
   Glittering like emeralds
To some - to a majority -
   Proving their travails.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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