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City


 

 

An ancient city, crumbling.

Ancient walls next to

Not so ancient skyscrapers,

All of them scattered, together.

 

In the center runs a river,

Splitting the ancient history

And only adding to it

With its murky water.

 

Cracked sidewalks

And ancient stones

Defined a city

That defined them.

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