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Portraiture of a City

disjointed interconnectivity

By πš”πš˜πš›πš’πš—πšŠ πšŒπšŠπš–πšŽπš• Published 4 years ago β€’ Updated 3 years ago β€’ 1 min read
Her (2013), dir. Spike Jonze

"Passing stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you,

You must be he I was seeking, or she I was seeking, (it comes to me as of a dream,)

I have somewhere surely lived a life of joy with you,

All is recall'd as we flit by each other, fluid, affectionate, chaste, matured."

– From To a Stranger, Walt Whitman

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cozy uptown street

busy-bodies flowing

through the bustling

heart of now

β€Ž

every earthling face

ever-revolving minds

filled with divine

purpose on rock

β€Ž

strangers' loud comfort

ninety-nine unknown

kin cosmic violins

tuned to eternity

β€Ž

life circling life

anchor-less starlings

instinctively seeking higher

buzzing hypnotic murmurations

social commentary

About the Creator

πš”πš˜πš›πš’πš—πšŠ πšŒπšŠπš–πšŽπš•

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