giant buildings pepper the skyline
on a single story, a townsworth of people
they go about their daily business
for being a thousand feet up,
their lives are simple
everyone knows each other and cares
they go to school together and die together
the windows and the newsfeed reveal all
the decisions of other towns and buildings
it is humanity squeezed together
some leave, some stay, but all know
the ramifications of their votes
physical proximity creates an urgent need
it is humanity squeezed together