POEM: Pictures Of The Gone World

Pictures Of The Gone World

There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
Artists lived in them, photographers, composers.

There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
Rent controlled, so people could still afford them.

There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
Bill Cunningham lived there, the eye of fashion.

There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
They turned them into offices, row and rows of cubes.

There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
The tenants asked for help, but none was forthcoming.

There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
Now the telemarketers call above the theater below.

There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.
There used to be apartments at Carnegie Hall.

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12 February 2026
Charlottesville VA

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