Pedestrians hurry
homeless people shelter
on the pavement
street lights, haunted night
street signs talk
and billboards sing
glass windows reflect
flashing crosswalk signs
dirty alleys, broad streets
drunken voices talking
dogs shouting
cats laughing
cell phones singing,
honking cars,
doors slamming,
tires screeching
exhaust fumes choke
old water in rain puddles
bitter cigarettes I sweat
an old man once said to me
Under these paving stones ... the beach
but I dont believe him ...
