dark as the night
by tanner brockwell (cc) 2007

dark as the night
while floating orbs danced along
the small horizon obscure
broken by the blocky outline
of a city that is at rest
long ago when the morning was fresh
so tall so tall and that was all
destination first arrival afterwards
how we are destined
travelers with tickets carried abroad
eminently stately attired
there in the night bright
scratching beneath the surface
moments in monuments
history on the sleeve and cuff
where shadows glide
so solid so solid
rotating around avenues
side streets afterthoughts
more real than real more here than here


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That was deep.... if I read it correctly (and I'm no scholar), it could almost be a soldiers lament could it not?

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