Cursed (this) City

i searched the lonely backstreets

of a thousand cursed cities

all full to the very brim

of their own emptiness

wasted platitudes and cries

fallen on ears

not deaf

just not willing to hear

hopes and dreams

litter the ground

skewered by homelessness

alcoholism and addiction

like the salting of fertile land

of ages ago

i was looking for something

i knew

i’d never find

it was something

i had to look for

my objectives were unclear

but my resolve was steadfast

so i kept my head

higher than my spirits

i hunted

i searched

i looked

hoping

wanting

needing

to find something

anything

just a small piece

of anywhere

but here

.

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Exploited - Dead Cities