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Concrete Fear
I look all around me
My senses come alive
Each step is louder
The sun is warmer
My eyes stretch down the road
Then up to the sky
Tall, dark buildings above
I don't want to leave
Walk a little further
Trot down these little steps
Scattered conversations around me
A woman talks of leaving her husband
A child cries
A couple embraces
Each person has a story
This city has several million
I look up to the sign sadly
Now boarding it says
With a glance back to my surroundings
I sigh deeply
A sense of urgency fills me
I become anxious and weary
As I step onto the platform
I don't want to leave
Let me stay
Oh please let me stay
The crowd pushes me to my seat
I look out the dirty window
Will I be back?
Of course I will be
But I don't want to come back
I want to stay
I don't want to miss anything
I want to live in this world
This world, though an hour away
Is so different, so scattered
And yet it is one
We to start to move
Out of the tunnel
The sun shines down on me
I look up to the tall buildings once more
I smile to myself
There's nothing like it
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