From a high-rise window
My vision plummets down
Zeroes in on an angel
Working a degenerate corner.
At ten, she radiated innocence
At twelve she traded wings for razorbacks,
And ascended to the corner like an oracle’s cliff
That pulls vulnerable volunteers to its edge
Only to spoil their hope with lies to fly
Then ravage their personage
An untoward descent to destitution.
Her halo disgustingly bartered
For nothing more than another quick breath;
Constantly trading her majesty for tender
That is anything but,
Society brooding it onward
Pennies for earthly delights, seconds at a time.
I can see this all from a glimpse
Down my high-rise walls;
Dismiss as despicable
And close my shades to the world.
But I’ve got money in my pocket
And apathy on my mind.From a high-rise window
My vision plummets down
Zeroes in on an angel
Working a degenerate corner.
At ten, she radiated innocence
At twelve she traded wings for razorbacks,
And ascended to the corner like an oracle’s cliff
That pulls vulnerable volunteers to its edge
Only to spoil their hope with lies to fly
Then ravage their personage
An untoward descent to destitution.
Her halo disgustingly bartered
For nothing more than another quick breath;
Constantly trading her majesty for tender
That is anything but,
Society brooding it onward
Pennies for earthly delights, seconds at a time.
I can see this all from a glimpse
Down my high-rise walls;
Dismiss as despicable
And close my shades to the world.
But I’ve got money in my pocket
And apathy on my mind.