Matthew Bass
Ground Zero
A web of vericose cracks 
tip-toe across the concrete 
on the walk way behind my home 
I come to from time to time. 
Here, I can always breathe easily 
under the artificial light 
and Februrary chill, then 
feel my worries float away 
into the cloudless night 
under the eternal song 
of flourescent lamps.
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