Entombed on the outskirts
of hero township
sits a once Arcadian jewel
turned relic
its vast wings spread
as an eagle
but the days of flight
long exhausted
sullen close-down signs and banners
hang minatory from
a fractured glass ceiling
-- a terminal remainder
spots of rain fall thru strewn wreckage
along the counters of a fossilized department store
inchworms journey down
the massive teeth of a frozen
escalator descended from
the empty heavens
creepy crawlers move about
remnants of a food court
in search of morsels
like the droves of
holiday shoppers
that once haunted this place
before betraying it
for the shiny new toy
across the highway
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 25, 2020 at 9:14 AM UTC
Entombed on the outskirts
of hero township
sits a once Arcadian jewel
turned relic
its vast wings spread
as an eagle
but the days of flight
long exhausted
sullen close-down signs and banners
hang minatory from
a fractured glass ceiling
-- a terminal remainder
spots of rain fall thru strewn wreckage
along the counters of a fossilized department store
inchworms journey down
the massive teeth of a frozen
escalator descended from
the empty heavens
creepy crawlers move about
remnants of a food court
in search of morsels
like the droves of
holiday shoppers
that once haunted this place
before betraying it
for the shiny new toy
across the highway
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