Citylights

As I walk down
The one way street,
Truth appears in between
The high-rise buildings,
Like a gush of wind,
Making my hair
Stick to the lipgloss,
Reminding me each day
How I reside behind
the paper thin portrait
I have painted of me
For the world to see.

Noise cancelling
Headphones aren't always enough
to drown the
voice of the conscience
Demanding me to
Give away kindness
To the old lady
Tugging my clothes
For the only
meal of her day.

I walk looking
Down at the ground,
Lest fear flows
off my eyes
For the predators
To smell out,
Careful not to step
My foot onto
The murky waters
Never mind the
Dreary channels
That flows within me.

I hide from
Mirrors everytime
Fearful of being
Discovered as
Being soulless,
For I find no
reflection in them,
Maybe the neon
streetlights aren't
Bright enough
to dispel the
darkness inside me.