A snippet

Found this while going through papers today.  Dates back to my time in DC.

I am become

a creature of the city

savvy in sharp corners

and fearful smiles.

Late at night I huddle

from oasis

to oasis

of street light

lest I sink

into a puddle of statistics

of rape and battery.

I scurry to the sanctuary

of my locks

and bolts.

Home in the city.