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The ruthless city

stands out above

with its squared outlines.

I feel the throbbing of the electric veins,

cold cables sprawl out

like a deft predator’s

cleverly woven web.

This city hurts me...

Behind the clouds of reminiscence

unbearable sorrows conceal themselves.

Images of long ago continue to appear,

and sharp broken bones dwell in my heart.

Oceans of people

flow over me,

every person

is a frozen wave

that beats down on me.

Memories flooding over me…

Disfigured faces

suddenly going

for a poor man,

​like starving hyenas

butchering and ripping out

pieces of flesh from their prey.

Mouths and eyes covered in blood.

They feed on their same species,

finally leaving a ravaged and torn body.

Oceans of people overflow.

A wave taking you by surprise

with its dull stroke.

It sweeps you away

where your feet don’t touch

the bottom.

As if underwater I hear

only confused and hollow sounds,

I can’t breath, my bones freeze,

while thousands of hands grab me

dragging me towards the bottom.

While thousands of hands want to grab me

dragging me towards the bottom.

Dragging me towards

the bottom.

How can I live

with my inner instincts

and my wickedness?

I see them in

other people, and through them

I see now

mine.

Behind the clouds of reminiscence

unbearable sorrows conceal themselves.

Images of long ago continue to appear,

and sharp broken bones dwell in my heart.

Oceans of people flow over me,

Every person is a frozen wave

That beats down on

me.