The Masochism of City Dwellers
— a poem by Gwendolyn McKenzie

Thrilled by green,
Finding spiritual release
In the outdoors.

Barricading themselves
Within humanity and
Concrete ambition

Mirroring earth’s desires
In measured nature
On their terms

When will the memories
Of loam and earth
Overwhelm the falsehood
Of this padded cage
Existence?