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Description
The sun sets
Beams of decaying light ricochet at
Surprising angles from the jagged concrete
Of the old reservoir.
It rises above the terrain with frightening stature
Blocky growths of drab stone extruding from each other's
Chaotic grasp: the architect and artist's
Nightmare alike. Nothing is in its place.
Like boxes of cargo thrown haphazardly
Upon a steamboat headed down the Congo
The harsh, dark tones unsettling as the juxtapositions.
I stand in a black doorway.
From this vantage point I see little but
Sheer cliffs, stretching out below me
Extolling the simplicity of human mortality.
Just one step---
Into the sun and the grey sky,
Leaving behind this black past
For a future of brilliant fire and vivid image.
A step is taken
And slowly I sink into the heart of deceptive setting.

Description
The sun sets
Beams of decaying light ricochet at
Surprising angles from the jagged concrete
Of the old reservoir.
It rises above the terrain with frightening stature
Blocky growths of drab stone extruding from each other's
Chaotic grasp: the architect and artist's
Nightmare alike. Nothing is in its place.
Like boxes of cargo thrown haphazardly
Upon a steamboat headed down the Congo
The harsh, dark tones unsettling as the juxtapositions.
I stand in a black doorway.
From this vantage point I see little but
Sheer cliffs, stretching out below me
Extolling the simplicity of human mortality.
Just one step---
Into the sun and the grey sky,
Leaving behind this black past
For a future of brilliant fire and vivid image.
A step is taken
And slowly I sink into the heart of deceptive setting.