New York won't unravel

 New York won't unravel 

For a petty Pittsburgh poet

It's long since been forgotten 

By Wall Street politicians

Savvy with sidewalk regulations

The underground remains impossible 

Every day's a challenge

Wild ones weaving culture

Into every shoeless transient 

Students slammed for thinking

A zoo of social stratas

Hard to keep from crying

While most of it is dying

Those heavy dark ashes

Are not from this Phoenix's fatal gashes

Everything around us cannot 

Nothing around here matters

As the dynasty crumbles away

Love is all that matters

At the end of the day

Jan 31, 2025