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Hate of the City

  • Feb 20
  • 1 min read

Sitting on rooftops

sifting through back-alley dungeons

we were the trembling few

gaslit by the corner lights

 

Fires in dark alcoves

a ghost hanging from poles

upside-down crosses

dangled from the eyes in the sky

 

We had rotten features

friendships becoming sharp

the hate of the city

locked its talons into me

 

Another night of chaos

when freedom turns the other cheek

A bareknuckle street fight

the shadows cry themselves to sleep

 

It’s bliss when you never

have to return home again

when the rambling city freaks

pounce on you like prey

 

A worry like poison

drunk by the ghastly ones

We prowl around till sunrise

looking for a feast

 
 
 

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