redefining.

I am––

    a city: a broken, 

               frail ruin,

    a name: no longer pronounced,

    an address: none associate.

I am––

either,

    a city unable to sleep,

    or a city that was never alive.

I am––

    a skyscraper: partly demolished,

                                desolate

                        man-made structure,

    a gate: decaying rusty metal,

    a path: long                 abandoned.

I am a city that has never been a home.

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footnotes

lately, I keep questioning myself more about my own definition. how do I identify myself besides my profession, hobbies, relationships, physical stats and other factors that fall under one's "introduction". it's always overwhelming to question one about their purpose. in "redefining" I try to define myself from how I view my life. in the process, I think I've come to understand myself a little better than yesterday.