A world shaped
from shadows and dreams,
by grifters
and calloused hands --Gotham.
A city born of steel
and backroom deals,
where echoes of footsteps
linger longer than names.
An enchanting place,
grit and grace entwined,
sculpting us from dust and
the flickers of neon reflections.
Where will our dreams take us?
Only the storied boroughs know,
stretching skyward toward
uncertain futures
that shimmer, then
vanish into the mist.
So many tales lost to time,
tucked under cobbled layers
of brick and memory,
just waiting to be reborn,
then forgotten
again and again.
~Eric Vance Walton~
A Note from the Author: For as long as I can remember I've been drawn to the allure of New York City (Gotham). Recently I've discovered a series of short films on YouTube by Paul Stone called The Last Days of Little Italy that has reignited my fascination with the many chapters of this city of dreams. If you're even slightly interested in this place I highly recommended you take time to watch Paul's videos. This series makes it easy to understand that cities aren't really made of steel and of stone -- cities are made of stories.
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Poetry should move us, it should change us, it should glitch our brains, shift our moods to another frequency. Poetry should evoke feelings of melancholy, whimsy, it should remind us what it feels like to be in love, or cause us to think about something in a completely different way. I view poetry, and all art really, as a temporary and fragile bridge between our world and a more pure and refined one. This is a world we could bring into creation if enough of us believed in it. This book is ephemera, destined to end up forgotten, lingering on some dusty shelf or tucked away in a dark attic. Yet the words, they will live on in memory. I hope these words become a part of you, bubble up into your memory when you least expect them to and make you feel a little more alive.
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