Winding down

In a burning spiral  

Collapsed

In fragments       

Bleeding out the venom  

Of these fearsome times

 –

The swill becomes a whisper

A secreted charm  

Soothing the exhausted

To a long sought slumber   

–

Encircled

By the city’s furious refrain  

This inner melody revolts

And screams from the gutters

–

Leveling the walls

Of the concrete maze

Its deceiving mirage

In shards at last