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City Slickers
We emerge from the city one by one
the expected white trash, backstreet scum.
Tall black boots
and backbiting eyes.
A cold cash cling
a one night thing.
Never count your money
never close your eyes.
Walk away and don’t look back
leave the cards in clean cut stack.
A zip code smashed behind the chain
strutting down Sixth Street and Main.
Icy glare
a love affair.
Stars looking down to see our sin
a story in place to lock us in.
Still hard cement
sings our lament.
No one’s pretending that it’s right
our city never sleeps at night.
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