Drawn To The Light Like Flies

by Zeus   May 20, 2007


City lights that drown the night
Puts our minds in a euphoric state
This is where the fun is at
Light surrounds the entire place

But behind these lights, is a dark tale
Drugs, violence, and sex fill the streets
The lights and fun cover it up
It leaves everything discreet

See that girl on the corner
She sells herself and gives them sex
Shes dressed nice and seems so happy
But did you know thats shes depressed?

See that guy with the nice car
He sells drugs to kids for a living
But he lost his best friend to his boss
And himself he has never forgiven

Now look at the homeless guy
He's just sitting there, by the wall
The drugs and city lights blinded him
He now has nothing, he lost it all

So remember the tale of city lights
Remember all their covert lies
Just see through their clever disguise
Or you will be drawn to the light, like flies

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  • 14 years ago

    by SolemnWish

    I'm from NJ and I know what you mean
    I lived in NY for a few weeks
    Stay out of the alleys, stay out of dark corners, stay away at night lol
    True. 5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by Steady Stereotype

    This is a really wonderfuk poem, almost frighteningly realistic. It struck me with awe how true everything here seemed to be, painful even how terrible the city can be. But the city lights do draw a lot of people in, people dreaming of a better life.

    I absolutely loved the three middle stanzas:

    "See that girl on the corner
    She sells herself and gives them sex
    Shes dressed nice and seems so happy
    But did you know thats shes depressed?"

    ^A prostitute, you immediately understand what it is you're talking about. They probably do make a lot of money but then you go on to say that she's depressed. Maybe embarassed that she has to resort so low. A very true diction.

    "See that guy with the nice car
    He sells drugs to kids for a living
    But he lost his best friend to his boss
    And himself he has never forgiven"

    ^Next you go on to talk about a guy. He may seem ordinary a nice car, just driving along the dark streets. But the money, came from selling drugs and ordinarily doing somehting like that is dark business. People die, and people disappear and that's how he lost his best friend.

    "Now look at the homeless guy
    He's just sitting there, by the wall
    The drugs and city lights blinded him
    He now has nothing, he lost it all"

    ^And then there's the underdog, someone everyone takes advantage of, and because of the city. Because of where he chose to be, where he tried to dream he lost everything. No money, no food and no home.

    This was a painfully true piece, and you were able to tell us exactly how you felt about it. No sugar coated words, it was just the plain, straight up truth. Beautiful. 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Alma

    Beautiful poem!
    we pass by thousands of strangers each day but we never get to understand y they r how they r or wat their story is. we simply pass by.
    loved it! 5/5!

  • 16 years ago

    by NinjaGirl

    This was a poem showing the downsides to life 5/5 well done, keep writing and this is going in my favourites

    ~NinjaGirl~

  • 16 years ago

    by Goran Rahim

    Your poems are so great and full of real meaning. you are a talented person. keep it up

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