the great battle of urban(i)city

you? stand with your back to the
invisible life camera
like
a
horse rider staring down at their
saddle in hand
held up by knee
while standing
in a field
before the open barn
door
with a horse tail
flicking
off to the left out of focus

but

you’re? naked

standing by the pool

and worried over your shadow

the great battle begins
urban lifestyle vs the fence-less
freedom
each personality lost in a desert
standing outside
contemplating who has
the greater
comfort vs the greater
loss.

you or her
he
or she

and the wind blows
quietly across
the
field, with no
grain to bend gently
in distraction

and

the wind blows
quietly across
the concrete pond
with
no water to ripple
in
distraction