Tender morning chirps
Of birds in the canopies
Of concrete jungles.
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Smooth cigarette drags
Before dawn when rude engines
Will cheapen its peace.
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The sad homeless man
With palms outstretched & empty
But not giving up.
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Bloody & flailing’s
The cat in the street… I hope
You didn’t feel it.
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Suicidal teens
Waiting for “likes” on Facebook
For validation.
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Lawfully mowing
Our thirsty lawns while bitching
About dying bees.
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Staring into space,
Lost at sea on my little
Ship in a bottle.
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The bum off his meds
Stumbling and mumbling
His psalms of passion.
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Haunting sobs of mom
As dad drunkenly stumbles
To forgetful sleep.