she who yearns for the shore see civilization
peering blinding skyscrapers
across bustling streets
beyond scrambling passengers
trying to catch the Metro.
dreams of eternal vogue
latest trends float down Fifth Avenue
children covered in mud run
away from the outskirt barefoot into the city.
he never away from smoke and glam
feels irritation by streamers and crowds
the boujee brands a pungent eyesore.
if only he can run
away from greedy monsters
snobby dogs and ravenous jaws
past his own position as pawn
then his wings outstretched may grant him the ocean
and for the first time see nature.
eye to eye, the other side
desperately searching for his coastline
struggling to hull herself ashore
the surface only a mirror image
lies flat waiting for them to discover.