I want to know every corner
Every crack in the pavement
Every flickering streetlight
Of this city

I want to know every abandoned building
Every broken fire hydrant
Every stretch of ivy climbing brick
That lives uptown

I want to understand the worst
And appreciate the best
I want to understand your words
And keep them closer to my chest
Ever closer than before

I want to know every hydrangea
Every tamed median
Every restrained animal
Lining the streets

I want to know every sour tree
Every bit of sweetness
It can show me like
A guest in Eden

I want to understand your fears
And soothe what I can
I want to understand fear
And be free of it if I can
I want to be
Here.