Broken streets & sidewalk cracks

New Orleans fosters a glow so sweet that shines from the heavens above.

Her sun will thaw you down to your soul and change your meaning of love.

After time away I take to the city like a moth does to a flame,

Drinking in her sunsets and trees like grass welcomes a past due rain.

To know the city is to know her breath, her tribulations and her pain.

She breaks unapologetically, and still you love her just the same.

Through her beauty and chaos she is free – the two occur non-exclusively.

New Orleans is a dare to bid conformity adieu,

For it’s her broken streets and sidewalk cracks that help light shine brighter through.