night descends into lower manhattan. the ground shakes beneath me.
only recently i was in a place of music and light. but here i am, walking up park ave completely (alone)
i don’t hear the traffic or passers-by. i only hear the flatline running through my mind.
i walk north
and sit on a bench in bryant park. a rat scurries by.
i celebrate its life
and gaze at the lights illuminating h&m to my left.
i skulk towards grand central station.
the train carries me forward, forward, forward.
i try to go back, but
i can’t. have i blocked it, or has the blade simply rusted?
the hustle and bustle of midtown manhattan. congestion on the high line. the chelsea cobblestones.
the 55 club (may it rest in peace) and fiddlesticks near west 14th.
washington square park. patti smith and robert mapplethorpe - just kids.
the magnificent arch.
grand central and the metro north. the 95. new rochelle, harrison and rye - bye bye miss american. ...
romeo and juliet. that woman’s softness.
3am, 5am and sometimes never. stamford, houston, and then - never.
television. rundgren. marquee moon.
the hudson. hello it’s me. the potomac river.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Don’t Stop, by Fleetwood Mac
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