Monday, October 20, 2025

New Times

Got me some at least

Tryin' to grab a hold of at least

Some of these new times

Sky lines are prettier than

Better than the old times dark times

Better than nothing or at least

Some times

Gotta start somewhere

Can't start these new times without letting go of the

Old times bad times

Got to get me some much needed

Down time also

Keep down low from all those less prudent

Hopes and schemes

Fears and dreams

Keep my head down

Can't help but realize

Ain't got the low down

Downtown

New times give rise high rise

Sky lines

Prettier than

Gotta start somewhere

Not like the old times

Need me some distance from past crimes

Don't want to dwell on no bad times

Don't want to do no hard time

Either

For old crimes old times

Need me some direction to

Go an' find some

New times better times

Also commit some new crimes

Get me some at least

New times

But not like the old times

Not like them

Dark times

By Daniel Smallegange, copyright 2025, all rights reserved.

Polaroid of the author by Rachel Brennecke, Amsterdam, early 2000s.

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