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

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