Cover photograph for “Concrete Dreams”

Concrete Dreams

James CriderJuly 2021

I’m transitioning from house to hobo.I’ve already signed my lease.

I will be sleeping in that bush next to your car,and your car starting will be my alarm clock.

I will be invisible but stand out.

I will live a lavish lifestyle,created and renewed every day.

I will be the stranger you want to forget.

I will be the landmark for adventure.

I’m in the midst of all that is to come,waiting to transition and transcend onto the next phase,cautious of every step I take.

If I could only focus for this very second.I’d know we’re all in the midst of dreaming and creatingour own very existence into reality.

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