Graveyard of Moments

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.