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ROUGH NIGHT OUT

I escaped the claws of a lion

To be abandoned in the rain,

But I was gloriously free

To start my life again.

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Rough Night Out - NYC Trash Stories
I escaped the claws of a lion To be abandoned in the rain, But I was gloriously free To start my life again. But the night brought a recklessness That only a sad mind can understand, Because when you’...
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November 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
BOOK END INTROVERTS

"Introverted New Yorkers will forever lament the demise of books in New York City. No matter how intimidating it felt to attend a friend’s social gathering or..."

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Book Ends for Introverts - NYC Trash Stories
Introverted New Yorkers will forever lament the demise of books in New York City. No matter how intimidating it felt to attend a friend’s social gathering or holiday apartment party, when social anxie...
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October 10, 2026 at 3:49 AM
CIRCLES AND WOOD

What looks like a straight line,

Can bend without notice.

Until the path forward,

Betrays what fate showed us.

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Circles and Wood - NYC Trash Stories
What looks like a straight line, Can bend without notice. Until the path forward, Betrays what fate showed us. The life you expected, Was really your family’s past. And now that you’re grown, You know...
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October 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEXT LIFE TIME

I prey when I wake up

I’ll be a Lamborgini

Electric rock rap god

I’ll prey to a god

That when I am to be risen

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Next Life Time - NYC Trash Stories
I prey when I wake up I’ll be a Lamborgini Electric rock rap god I’ll prey to a god That when I am to be risen This poem was pulled directly from a notebook discovered flapping on a blustery and frigi...
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October 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
BEFORE THE RAIN RETURNS

Reflections live in the puddle of my mind,

Remembering the taxi that left me behind.

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Before the Rain Returns - NYC Trash Stories
Reflections live in the puddle of my mind, Remembering the taxi that left me behind. I made this for you with great affair, And you headed north without a care. Now you are gone and left my life behin...
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September 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
ROUGH NIGHT OUT

I escaped the claws of a lion

To be abandoned in the rain,

But I was gloriously free

To start my life again.

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Rough Night Out - NYC Trash Stories
I escaped the claws of a lion To be abandoned in the rain, But I was gloriously free To start my life again. But the night brought a recklessness That only a sad mind can understand, Because when you’...
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September 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
BROKEN BY IRONY

The orange cones are for protection,

Showing passersby the holy direction.

But here I am inverted and splayed,

In dire need of that reflective aid.

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Broken By Irony - NYC Trash Stories
The orange cones are for protection, Showing passersby the holy direction. But here I am inverted and splayed, In dire need of that reflective aid. No one loves a broken umbrella on a rainy night, Dea...
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September 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
WHAT THEY SAID

They said we were beautiful.

They said we were intelligent.

They said we were forever.

That’s what they said.

(Have you ever been discarded like this?)

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What They Said - NYC Trash Stories
They said we were beautiful. They said we were intelligent. They said we were forever. That's what they said. ... Love is fleeting in New York City. [Visit more NYC Trash Stories: Bedroom, Clothes, Cu...
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August 31, 2026 at 9:55 PM
COMING CLEAN

What do people mean,

When they finally come clean?

And wash their bed sheets into flags of surrender,

While laundering their souls in a hot air blender?

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Coming Clean - NYC Trash Stories
What do people mean, When they finally come clean? And wash their bed sheets into flags of surrender, While laundering their souls in a hot air blender? Life is a whirlwind measured by an invisible cl...
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August 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM
BEFORE THE RAIN RETURNS

Reflections live in the puddle of my mind,

Remembering the taxi that left me behind.

I made this for you with great affair,

And you headed north without a care.

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Before the Rain Returns - NYC Trash Stories
Reflections live in the puddle of my mind, Remembering the taxi that left me behind. I made this for you with great affair, And you headed north without a care. Now you are gone and left my life behin...
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May 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
ROUGH NIGHT OUT

I escaped the claws of a lion

To be abandoned in the rain,

But I was gloriously free

To start my life again.

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May 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
LAMP'S LAST WORDS

The necklace of lights,
Draped over 55th Street,

Shine their cold brilliance,
On my sidewalk defeat...

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Lamp’s Last Words - NYC Trash Stories
The necklace of lights,Draped over 55th Street, Shine their cold brilliance,On my sidewalk defeat. What happens to your light,When it does nothing wrong? But the passage of time,Strikes the final gong...
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January 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM