above the overcast city
I hear a slow distorted heartbeat.
played by an unseen drummer;
mesmerized by its allure;
no one can sense it.
and the world seems to…
go by lethargically to me.
hypnotic driven departed ones.
speaking with muted voices;
ensnared in vaporous webs.
mechanical nuisance’s rush by;
luminous in their haste.
observed by people
with faces pressed against
windows of indifference.
pokerfaced and jaded;
with careful steps I walk-
popping dice up in the air.