i read that astronauts
can tell from outer
space which cities are
newly built because
electricians are making
streetlights out of
sodium vapor now as
opposed to mercury,
so now road outlines
glow orange
and newer cities tend
to be more geometrically
planned, all straight
edges and such, while
older cities are made up
of frantic curves and
corners
and i wonder if i look
to you like i have been
worn and used, am i
frenzied and dull, or
am i new? maybe my
jagged lines have
been sanded and smoothed
maybe
i still
glow
Apr 17, 2014
Apr 17, 2014 at 10:52 PM UTC
i read that astronauts
can tell from outer
space which cities are
newly built because
electricians are making
streetlights out of
sodium vapor now as
opposed to mercury,
so now road outlines
glow orange
and newer cities tend
to be more geometrically
planned, all straight
edges and such, while
older cities are made up
of frantic curves and
corners
and i wonder if i look
to you like i have been
worn and used, am i
frenzied and dull, or
am i new? maybe my
jagged lines have
been sanded and smoothed
maybe
i still
glow
this has been unfinished in my drafts for a while
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