Bright Lights

A city hums beneath the stars,

where restless hearts contain their scars.

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A neon light shares its glare,

where hope and hunger are in the air.

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Skyscrapers reach like arching arms,

where dreams are kept by weathered charms.

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Billboards blink in coded speech,

where promises are more than we can reach.

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Bright lights dance on midnight streets,

where strangers pass but never meet.

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Reflections shimmer in puddles wide,

where a thousand worlds reveal what’s inside.

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They mask the dark and mock the day,

where worries burn cleanly away.

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Still, we chase the open flames,

where every spark echoes our names.