Perspective by Joanne Edith

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!