uneven and underfoot 
a grey expanse full of cracks 
everywhere concrete 

stands silent blackened empty 
useless to a vital city 
abandoned building 

moving shifting wild 
alive as any distant jungle 
the stream of traffic 

sold to the hopeless 
a vial of pure happiness 
a vial of slow death 

zombies haunt the city 
wandering and avoided 
born from shattered minds 

a scream from the dark 
gunshots alarms predators 
somewhere in the city 

museums to visit 
parks full of happy children 
redeeming the city 

vital and alive 
the cradle of new great things 
penance for the city 

duel identities 
wild night respectable day 
both need the other 

I wax poetic 
on our common surroundings 
my urban haiku