two lovers roam the city of steel and brick, lights flash each time he gently squeezes her hand they are the heart of the city, pumping blood though the circulatory streets one lonely lover watches the lights change out of the glass eyes from her apartment, cradled in blankets and detox tea, she is the skin of the city she feels each step the lovers take in every layer of herself she is burned by the flick of lipstick stained cigarette love songs she falls asleep that night to the same songs that **** them a.m