engulfed in these city lights
till so blinded I can’t see
stumbling through the endless nights
over figments wont to be

unveiled in these city lights
secret memories unflawed
arouse within tragic fights
over which two backs were clawed

startled in these city lights
over all I need to do
whispered choking for my bites
are far more than I can chew

captured in these city lights
ever hopeful that with dawn
all the haunting concrete sights
will just crumble to a lawn

guilty in these city lights
without shade in which to hide
as I’m read my final rights
in these words I must confide

blinded in these city lights
as I close my eyes I see
that the loveliest of sights
is the forest’s humblest tree

-Barbie