Perspective  
Designated location on rooftop deck
Cut through the alley; a shortcut 
Suddenly, senses under attack  
The city’s underbelly!
Wait to exhale...
Walk faster, closer and closer
to the distant pinpoint of light
    Emerge, gasping, from the alley!
       Exhale!  Inhale!  Breathe!

Breathe in, breathe out,,revulsion recedes
   Climb worn stone steps to 4th floor 
Hurry! Wait! Survive - 'til day's end.  
The alley awaits!
Will I be chosen?
Thought evolves; from alley - to ‘box’ - and back 
Nausea gives way to nostalgia; powerlessness to pride
Responsibility! Right! Privilege!
It’s 1972 - it’s 2012: years elapse; nothing changes.
Jury Duty!