I’m craving a burger

I’m craving
a burger
fat, juicy

sprinkled with
dust, smog
of this city

I’m craving
a tune
the jukebox

playing
loud honks, piercing sirens
of this city

I’m craving
a friend
anyone

to make me
shallow, selfish soul
of this city
— Shawn S. Zahedi (www.shawnzahedi.com)