they once walked here

there is so much to be taken for granted in our everyday lives.
there is so little room for appreciation of what come before.

and of all places, it is this city which cries out with memories and growths and traditions.
we pass them on the street with our heads down and our ipods on.
we carelessly traverse the paths unknowlingly shared with our histories
exist in apartments that once housed many, that were built in an age we cannot fathom.
we complain about space and quality and work and opportunity.
what little we know!
what wealth we have. what possibilities.
all this, an evolution and yet all we can think is revolution
all we desire is to create a newness
to disregard our pasts

didnt you know this is a story and we are but many faces that are party to the protagonist
and these lives we lead have a purpose
and we are blessed with what we have and yet so unappreciative.

remember, and learn
for it is what has come before you that will define what you will become.