Homage to my hometown

Vienna,

old city of dust,

reckless, silent,

city of rust.

The fate of generations

down you thrust.

Children cry

and elders die,

even young mothers,

please, tell me why.

Bound in your arms

they’ll never fly…

You remain stagnant,

as ages pass by.

Your places grow thinner,

their faces grimmer,

mourning a long-gone faded glimmer.

Was it ever there?

I can’t imagine where…

Rotten corpses

and burnt down dome,

Death, truly,

is your only home.

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