There is a place I’d like to escape to I know it doesn’t remember me But I don’t care, I think of it still The air full of decay from the first step The decay of broken dreams So strong you can smell it Even though some dreams died long ago.
The green trees Still green for those that haven’t died Blow out air to the people that walk And some who don’t They have dreams of their own I imagine None of which probably happen I imagine if a tree dreamed It would dream of living Not to be cut down and used By those who take its air So in that case, the trees too Breathe out broken dreams
In spite of that, it’s a lovely town Full of half happy faces And great coffee houses Though I don’t know for sure because I like hot tea At 9 pm, the streets are bare A sleepy town that lives off broken dreams I should visit there again…
This is one of my UA poems. It was written 1-24-2011. I'm remembering my time in Birmingham compared to Tuscaloosa.