Street
Level Broken Dreams
“Abandonment should not be
expected.” And so it is I am
present. Present myself and in doing so,
provoke another fake news controversy.
See myself as a designated space saver until something more important
comes along.
Not sure if this is true or if it
is my imagination. Opinion skewed. Translation loses meaning as I move around,
from top to bottom and side to side.
First thoughts as morning finds
itself around me. Street Level. Broken Dreams.
Wakes up to reality screaming.
the lead-in banner suggests a bad start to the
perfect day, and that we should just defer until tomorrow. It is a real turn-off. "... to say ....wakes up to reality
screaming. Like the refrain of a song I
like, it plays over and over, imprinting me to that which is suggested. Street level and the broken dreams of so
many. We call them homeless, but this is
only partially true. They choose to not
do what you are doing, and choose to live at street level. Quite a contrast to the million dollar
high-rise taking over the skyline, just outside and a few blocks away from my
viewing window.
"Why are you
telling me this?"
Detected and reported so it must be
true. Street Level traffic and noise
drowns out the passage of the sorrow we carry with us. No place to go but up, they build
skyscrappers and blue-window abodes in the sky.
More than just a reflection of where we are, is pleasant to know, we cannot hear the screaming, and so for us
on cloud 9 and in Tower 12, it is a good day.
By definition, this is true. No biting. No hitting.
NO screaming. Adds up to having a
good day.
The echo is
persistent. "Why are you telling me
this?"
Carpal
tunnel airport fantasy and it is ours to wonder. "Where are we going with all of
this?" "What is the final
destination, please be brief?"
Woke up
screaming. Am a little worried I have
lost my audience. Changed blog
sites. From thoughts.com to
ThinkR.something. xyz perhaps. Realize these people do not know me or why I
write the things I do. Can't replicate their
existence in a single sentence. Can't
make this a better day, if it isn't meant to be. Fatalistic and predetermined, are the things
I do. Blog routine. Write.
Post. Go Away.
I want you to be okay with all of this,
but have no power to change even one thing, if you are not okay or okay with
what is written here. Its the NET. Is a lot like street level and our broken
dreams. There are days when it matters
little what we think or do. Down there
where I am, the world comes alive. Wakes up screaming.
What
remains unverified at this time is the idea that when the world wakes up
screaming, I am unhappy or disturbed.
"Precisely the opposite."
He said. But then does not
elaborate. Stands with hands in pockets
inviting the cold silence of morning, knowing it won't be long before the
people come down from the towers he is precluded from entering by a polite
security guard that says over and over, "Entrance Denied. Move on." Not sure the voice is human. AI-Alexis and artificial reality and
dumbing-down has taken over.
Then comes
the commuter bus and the street comes alive.
Is ordinary weekday chaos. People
trying to get to work, make a living and go home to their family. To me it sounds like screaming, but I am
above it all, looking down and really can't hear what is really going on down
there at street level, and with the people.
Broken dreams and screaming. For
some that is true. For others, its just
what is. Noisy city and is where they
work. Came here for the money. Pure and Simple. It is just what it is. Another day.
And everybody has a story to tell.
If only I had time to listen.
You took me back to street level. I was with them for a while. I didn’t hear screaming. There was a quiet intensity.
ReplyDeleteI had lost my wallet, cards and cash. I had to walk into town and could honestly say to one of the beggars that I hadn’t got a penny.
I was on my way to a cash machine to get emergency cash, a darn sight easier than begging. I will also give her a quid when I next pass.
The thought came, WE ARE ALL BEGGARS. We come into the world WITH NOTHING. THE REST IS A GIFT. The poor and the greedy will never have enough.