Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Riverfront Reminiscences

Bright lights shining like jewels in the night
An air of delight where happiness can take flight
Frolic shown in all its splendor
A place to create moments to remember
Bridges aplenty from bank to bank,
Ripples reflecting rays from rows of lamps
A play of light and architecture
Against the canvas of the night sky, a perfect picture
A limited frame, merely an illusion
Deceiving the eyes to jump to conclusion
Some often pay too heavy a price
For a false belief sometimes on the verge of delusion
People drawn like moths to a flame,
Towards an eden which is only a given name

Calm, gushing, endless ripples putting the senses at ease
A feeling of lightness brought on by the gentle, cooling breeze
And the acceptance as small sacrifice of the smell of stagnation
Along the way it picks up some stench
Gets more severe when tightened with the economic wrench
The path and process of free flow constricted,
Concealed by a fairytale deviously depicted
The stench of stillness hangs heavy in the air
Victimized by prejudice lies a sliver of despair
And an unnoticed but burgeoning yearning for change
A wish to meander away from the course
And a desire and fear of making a stand against the force

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