The sounds and smells are all designed
to inflame the senses
Yet they exist without intention
A mere byproduct of the lives
that play out in this realm.
The city drawn in charcoal...
The foregone fire of creation
doused by the neon lights
that mock it's brilliance.
A glare to highlight the dirt
and depravity which is so obvious
even without it.
The dust laden wind blows
in the faces of the onlooker
blurring the images to gray,
making it hard to see anything
but the sin heavy grime
And the people...
Children with dirty faces forced
outside in the harsh, cold reality
where they take whatever is cast off
to fuel the horror further -
They turn their takings over and sleep
without the comfort of any loving embrace.
Illegal elixirs run in rivulets
scarring the streets,
washing the unwanted into the gutters
where we step over them
and they are made invisible
Slaves to lust, and their desperation,
Women, girls, boys -
stand on darkened street corners
where they tell their secrets to the stars
and surrender their innocence to
the monstrous night
Hope?
Yet somewhere a clean light,
with an encompassing warmth
calls out -
somewhere in all this rot
you can find kindness
faint light - but not unseen
Author notes
This is the poem I used for inspiration
City Lights Fade by Liltandrhyme:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3430878
Please tell me what you think
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Very well written and thought out piece, evokes much emotion and thought from the reader. As the only legitimate entry so far it seems a shame that I may have to repeal this contest and invite you to fill a space from a contestant who had qualified but has since withdrawn.
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Aw thank you - and I don't mind replacing someone who has pulled out - in fact I would be delighted
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well writen
good choice of word
your writing is really amazing
thank you for sharing
this poem with me
KITTY
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how fading city lights inspired you; i might not know, because this brought a different image to my mind. nice use ofthe italics. this was great, i look forward to rhyming against you in the first round, should you pass! i believe you will.
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thanks
City Lights Fade was more of a jumping off point rather than inspiration for the whole piece - I naturally wanted to put my own stamp on the idea
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