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Boston: A Poem

By Melanie Blackman
November 25, 2019
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The city feels alive.

Electric. 

My body shakes from the pure energy radiating off of the buildings and from the masses wandering the streets.

Some are going to their destinations: to work, a bar, a concert venue, or home. 

Some don’t have homes to go to so they curl up on a street corner, waiting for a bit of kindness from strangers passing by.

Sometimes the kindness is there; other times it bares its teeth then flees.

The ground vibrates as the T snakes it’s way underfoot.

People migrate where their complicated and mortal lives lead them.

And me?

I parade right along with them, hoping to find my own path, but inevitably follow where others have been before.

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Melanie Blackman

Melanie is a graduate of the Southern New Hampshire University low-residency MFA program. When she's not reading or writing, she's most likely playing video games, binge-watching The Office, or looking at pictures of sloths. She hopes to inspire others with her writing.

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