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Gang of Thieves

  • Writer: Nolcha Fox
    Nolcha Fox
  • Aug 27, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 27, 2024



They rise, they say, to give us room

to live and work and play.


They say that space is precious.

Upward mobility has its price.


Look closely at the buildings,

the rooftops, claws and bludgeons.


They abduct air. They burgle breeze.

They want to snatch the sky.


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8 Kommentare


Sara McNulty
Sara McNulty
07. Sept. 2024

"They abduct air. They burgle breeze.

They want to snatch the sky."


I love this description of abducting, burgling, and snatching

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
08. Sept. 2024
Antwort an

Thank you, Sara!

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Nicole Horlings
Nicole Horlings
29. Aug. 2024

A poignant poem, Nolcha

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moneygoalz1
28. Aug. 2024

This reminds me of Ayn Rand's novel - Fountain Head. The female protagonist loves the Ney York skyline made from human effort so much that she wants to cover it with her body to protect it from danger.

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
30. Aug. 2024
Antwort an

I haven't read Fountain Head in ages. I'd rather take tall buildings down than protect them.

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calgal
28. Aug. 2024

Your poem rings true, Nolcha. Pushing nature out of the way to keep erecting buildngs will and already has its consequences.

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Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox
30. Aug. 2024
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I used to work on a big city street with buildings so tall, it was always chilly and windy, weather manufactured by man. Literally. Now I live in a small town where buildings can only be as high as two stories in town. Amazing how much sky there is. Amazing how much air there is to breathe.

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