crash and burn

a layer of dust

an empty street
         train station
         subway tunnel

smell of smoke
         mold
         rot

wind through the city
                 doors
                 windows

a car, empty

the absolute lack of movement
a hole in the wall
your flashlight

just you and that flashlight
         another night
         alone

gravel asphalt concrete rebar sidewalk brick
siding sheet glass wallpaper plaster paint r
ust pipes padlock fluorescent xenon whirring
in the middle cash register parking garage t
elephone pole white line stop light
         flicker in a window in the night
         high rise           more ahead

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