Staring
just staring
observing the city
people moving talking
dramas comedies unfolding
get a glimpse briefly

Staring
just staring
don't have much going on
but the city does
endless action
movement
sound

Railings bridges buildings
big building with letters
H
E
I
N
E
K
E
N
must have lots of floors

People
phones
couple laughing
on the pier laughing
feet beating up and down
wonder why
in wonder

Why i wonder am i
just watching life go by
absorbed in speculation

Backpackers laugh
graffiti by a ladder
ATK   C
           R
           E
crane swings around
payload on a zipline

I am breathing,
Inhaling, Exhaling.
I can hear the sea,
Soft in the distance.
I can see the stars,
Looking down at me,
Keeping me company.
My hair damp,
From the moisture in the air.
I am Existing.

Yet I still bear the blade,
And the demons inside.