drowning in a city is<\/p>\n
easy, smog covers<\/p>\n
the scene, you<\/p>\n
can choke<\/p>\n
as loudly as you<\/p>\n
want to and your<\/p>\n
next door neighbor<\/p>\n
will have the decency<\/p>\n
to look surprised<\/p>\n
when the ambulance<\/p>\n
arrives; he does not<\/p>\n
know you, nor you<\/p>\n
him and that’s the<\/p>\n
problem, or maybe<\/p>\n
the solution to<\/p>\n
everything<\/p>\n
drowning in a city<\/p>\n
is easy, stay outside<\/p>\n
in the rain for too long<\/p>\n
and people will assume<\/p>\n
you plan to melt<\/p>\n
into the sidewalk<\/p>\n
stop breathing for<\/p>\n
a minute<\/p>\n
and everyone will think<\/p>\n
your lips are blue from<\/p>\n
the cold, look out<\/p>\n
at the skyline and<\/p>\n
smile because who wouldn’t<\/p>\n
want to go with a good<\/p>\n
view, there is always happiness<\/p>\n
in the small things in<\/p>\n
the city but they just<\/p>\n
get overshadowed by the<\/p>\n
big things so easily<\/p>\n
there areso many big things<\/p>\n
all around<\/p>\n
you drown quietly<\/p>\n
while you admire the<\/p>\n
skyline, shadowed figure<\/p>\n
floating in the pool<\/p>\n
that is the feeling of<\/p>\n
being forgettable, of being<\/p>\n
a mere speck for those<\/p>\n
living in the tallest building<\/p>\n
drowning in the city is easy<\/p>\n
and not uncommon, that’s why<\/p>\n
no one will try to stop you here<\/p>\n
no one will look at you<\/p>\n
and see anything out of the ordinary<\/p>\n
if they see you, at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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