looking for you

looking for you

through smoke worn windows

of white and yellow taxis

faceless riders lost insiders

swerve by in swift contempt

through streaking drops of rain

falling from peering rooftops

finding pools upon streets

dancing jewels upon my feet

in strangers eyes and homeless lies

in traffic lights counting time

through stands of trees

brushed and torn by reddened leaves

flowers bloom at last for you

a strummers tune echoes up

from beneath the hollow sidewalk

up and down through busy crowds

passing hushed and hurried sounds

one or twice I heard a voice

calling me to make a choice

tiny dogs pull leash and chains

owners eyes stare blank insane

watery crests the lake assumes

splashing walls and barkers calls

I never knew how far I'd fall

looking for you

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