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Home (Free verse) by Owner of the Sky
I am here in a place called City,
Under the glare of a million bright lights.
Where edifices made of stone-
Faced people blithely ignore
It's eternal marriage to Poverty.
And like realizing too late
You made the wrong choice,
You are bound,
And all you can do
Is sleep
With someone else-- 's eyes.
And ignore the pleading
Tears flow from hers.
There is never a moment of
Silence is disturbed by
The rumble of motors
Of hungry stomachs,
in Dirty clothes that
You wore last night.
And you come home,
And all you can do
Is turn away,
And pretend she isn't there
Is no end to your misery.
In this place called City.
Under the glare of a million bright lights.
But what if no one's watching?
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