new york declaration

i want to declare to the
   squeaks & the rattles & the
      bumps, to the

   streaming lights & impatient
      shadows, to the

   sweat polished steel & graffiti-
      ridden plexi-glass, & even to the

   speechless, zombie passengers of this
      heart-stop train––

I AM NOT A STRANGER.    please talk to
   me.   i am here, on this planet, TO
      MAKE CONTACT.

i cannot survive without
   your
      love.