Buenos Aires
by Lostalley
A discontinued and idiosyncratic town-city
Molded by forces innate and accidental
Buenos Aires invokes a wordless impression
Like a faded flower waiting vainly to re-blossom
Faces apathetic yet unpredictably explosive
Buildings eclectic yet singularly vibrant
Life here seems to hide from a fake facade and flourish somewhere unseen
Like a ship without compass
This South American metropolis is destined for a future
Adrift between her colonial past and indigenous present
With undying passion, volatile temperament, and wounded pride
2012, Bethesda, Maryland
