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Dark Poetry #1

Building of the Future

jfkinyon
Junior Member

since 1999-09-18

Posts 34
Burbank, CA. USA

0 posted 1999-09-19 01:29 PM

They had to demolish the building
that once stood proudly
as a monument to compassion
at the corner of Main
and Commerce.

Neighbors had complained
of a stench so thick
with poverty
that they could keep
their drugs down.

Children had taken to booby-trapping
cadavers with dynamite and feces
making the brightest part
of Sheriff Jack's day
somewhat bleak.

As part of his Mayoral campaign
he promised to rid the community
of this last reminder
of it's humbled past.

Nine months to the day
of his landslide election
the city gave birth
to an erection
of unparalleled proportions.

Scraping the sky at nearly 9 miles high
and already filled to capacity
'The Building of the Future'
had been fully realized!

100,000 single dwelling units, housing
100,000 well-heeled students, each paying
100,000 dollars a year for the privilege
of occupying a place in history.

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J. F. Kinyon

copyright 1999
all rights reserved

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Systematic Decay
Senior Member

since 1999-09-15

Posts 1301
That place with padded walls and funny people in white.........

1 posted 1999-09-19 03:16 PM

Very good.....I guess thats all I can say

JennyLee
Senior Member

since 1999-09-01

Posts 1461
Northwestern, NJ.

2 posted 1999-09-19 03:33 PM

This one is INTENSE..bravo..

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Helewes

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