*forty-two

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the city sparkles underneath me
silence swirls in the air
and curl around my cheeks.
time stands still when the sky is this dark
above it all, the smog settles below
my bird's eye view minimizes
everything in front of me
my fingers are so far away!
heat rises and so do i
as i float to the ceiling
scratching the surface
i tilt my ear to listen to the future ahead of me

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