04-08-2017, 07:40 AM
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People assist each other in returning
buildings to a state of disrepair
until the tornado twirls by, placing tiles
on naked roofs and stacking bricks with care
into hallways. Street patrols moonwalk past
windows where prostitutes press themselves
to the glass. Urban renewal teams ensure
the removal of toilets and other basic
fittings. Residents forget recipes,
erase menus. Places of worship close.
People return to foreign countries.
A train station opens. Books and water
are removed from the library and bath houses.
A train station is closed. Terraces fall,
Crops spring back for a while, then shrink into
seeds in dirt, behind a reversing plough.
People assist each other in returning
buildings to a state of disrepair
until the tornado twirls by, placing tiles
on naked roofs and stacking bricks with care
into hallways. Street patrols moonwalk past
windows where prostitutes press themselves
to the glass. Urban renewal teams ensure
the removal of toilets and other basic
fittings. Residents forget recipes,
erase menus. Places of worship close.
People return to foreign countries.
A train station opens. Books and water
are removed from the library and bath houses.
A train station is closed. Terraces fall,
Crops spring back for a while, then shrink into
seeds in dirt, behind a reversing plough.