Cold
black mouth, tongue of rails.
Throat
clearing scream blows urine breath.
Cinders
hide in eyes narrowed to a slit.
Subway
riders board the cattle train to Broadway.
Dirty
legs extend from cardboard boxes,
shielding
homeless people from monsters.
Like
covers over a child's head.
Handsome
men stroll hand-in-hand,
pausing
to kiss and laugh.
They
walk off quickly, wrapped up in shared secrets.
Food
smells stake out their territory, mugging the passing crowd.
Gangs
of stores change image and intent,
just
one block down.
Everything
changes just one block down.
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