Imagine approaching strangers and asking them to write a poem on the spot. Now imagine doing it in New York City. On the subway. Every day. It's the inspiration behind 365 Day Subway: Poems by New Yorkers (which also is on Facebook).
Film Reels Burn Faster Than You'd Believe, but don't try at home
Film reels burn faster than
You’d believe
Like pages from your diary or
That shopping list of yours
I found
And tossed into the sun.
Remember that frolick we
Spent dancing
In the weeds of Coney Island?
The water froze our hearts but
Those rollercoasters smashed
Into our brains, so
It turned out alright.
When I packed your things
Up
I hid the box up in my closet
At home, tied in that
Bow you made of
Human hair,
And rolled
Down the hills
Into the bloody bloody dust
Of tomorrow.
By Ben
Courtesy 365 Day Subway: Poems by New Yorkers
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