She runs recklessly
Shoes with no support slapping on concrete
Weeds sticking out pavement like flowers
She flies by barbed wire fences
Jumps over broken glass
Graceful like a swan
Dancing despite

He studies elegantly
Light bounces between bars landing on pages distorted Words faded by misuse covered by penned in screams
He breathes in words
Prideful and wise
Reading regardless

They sing peacefully
Notes decorate gunshots and sirens shaping city melodies
Measures permeate past pews and play through  derelict playgrounds
They chant stories
Flowing like a dream
Singing nonetheless

The city grows within bloackades
The neighborhood breathes through smoke
The family hugs in flickering dark
And it is beautiful.