city

pigeons swiftly dart
among towering
steel monoliths

rodents scavenge
from rotting trash
left lying in the streets

the wail of sirens
a sudden spike in volume
from the white noise of traffic

dying streetlights
illuminate nocturnal crime
none can be inconvenienced

Reviews

[K. Louis]

Great imagery!

[Leica]

nicely penned.. in 4 short stanzas you have presented this urban landscape that could be any major city..
great closing stanza!

[FJ Davis]

Dark little number.
Vivid snapshots comprise the metaphor, elicit the mood.
Unique and excellent work, A!

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:: wow... the portrait of any city in the world... vivid, powerful, true...

:: you are brilliant at brevity...