18. AN ABANDONED CITY Alone,
In the middle of a deserted city.
A street devoid of any pedestrians or cars,
There is no one in sight.
The air is heavy and dead silent.
I’m the only one walking about cluelessly,
Where do I even go?
Where is everybody?
Has everyone forsaken me again?
Please come back.
Can anyone hear me screaming in the middle of the road?
Is there no one to hold me?
I look up to the city clock on a tall tower,
The time has stopped,
The hands are stuck at 3:33,
It’s like I’m stuck in an eerie alternate reality.
Everything is at a standstill,
Even the flow of water from the fountain has stopped.
What is this frightening ordeal?
A recurring situation I find myself in.
I’ve been here before,
It’s not so maddening as it used to be though.
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