see
city streets are dirtied and grey
liquor store windows
sell tecate cheap
and the baptist church
has neon lights these days
cigarette gardens exhaust
wind blown leaves
behind empty lots lie
broken street light dreams
and fire hydrant yellow stains
footsteps on cement steps
shoes tend to separate
souls from street vents
towards billboards advertising
taxi cab convenience
these city streets bleed
penniless armies smogged
and weeping for heat
a warmth of connection
between human extremes
liquor store windows
sell tecate cheap
and the baptist church
has neon lights these days
cigarette gardens exhaust
wind blown leaves
behind empty lots lie
broken street light dreams
and fire hydrant yellow stains
footsteps on cement steps
shoes tend to separate
souls from street vents
towards billboards advertising
taxi cab convenience
these city streets bleed
penniless armies smogged
and weeping for heat
a warmth of connection
between human extremes