A Haze

This town is no the same without you.

A haze has fallen

Upon our tiny town

filling the air we breathe

They say it comes

From burning trees

As I walk down

all these familiar roads

sometimes with my eyes closed

i no longer feel at home

I hold fast

To memories of our past

Gallivanting down these streets

Owning the night

Like it was only our right

The streets were once our home

The surrounding trees our shelter

The hot pavement our bed

The stars our light

Back then,

We felt as if we were on fire

Back then,

We felt as high as the sky

The world was ours

And we kept our eyes wide open

Now,

I keep searching

For familiar faces

For familiar places

For a feeling I felt once

But now it is all extinct

Like the dinosaurs

Now it is all a memory

I’m desperate to grasp

Now,

I stroll down these streets

Alone

My eyes are stressed

In want of a sight I’ve seen

Before

I think I search in vain.

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