I walk across the pavement cracks,
by the homeless with broken backs,
through the alley of broken dreams
and I see
the deficit of joyous gleams;
tattered theaters that once stood proud
are now replaced with wino's crowd...
then I see
a petite yet glamorous store,
rich with gold, silver, and much more.
Yet I can only turn to cry
when I see
the various goods I can buy;
rare heirloom with a crescent moon,
eighteenth century's sterling spoon,
too I see
wedding bands etched "eternal love",
old school rings on the shelf above,
Constellationsin jewel case...
yet I see
graveyards of moments in one place,
aspects of life at one point sold
for worth unworthy of stories told.