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Renewal
Like the cities of
Moses or Haussmann,
My past-bound spirit
Stood no chance,
Laid down under the
Plans, the
Heavy equipment of
Your inevitable work,
Not even pretending
To protest, nor
Hiring a mob to
Picket your
Cutting
Barricade-resistant
Boulevards,
Broad lanes for
Easy trade,
Wrenching me into the
New century,
Occasioning towers and
Monuments,
Theaters, high
Perches from
Where now I
Marvel at your
Accomplishing
What years before
You sketched in an
Airless office,
Soaked in the
Fierce ambition of
Love
June 2025
By David ReeseRenewal
Like the cities of
Moses or Haussmann,
My past-bound spirit
Stood no chance,
Laid down under the
Plans, the
Heavy equipment of
Your inevitable work,
Not even pretending
To protest, nor
Hiring a mob to
Picket your
Cutting
Barricade-resistant
Boulevards,
Broad lanes for
Easy trade,
Wrenching me into the
New century,
Occasioning towers and
Monuments,
Theaters, high
Perches from
Where now I
Marvel at your
Accomplishing
What years before
You sketched in an
Airless office,
Soaked in the
Fierce ambition of
Love
June 2025