My contribution for DVerse’s latest Poetics, which is about writing poetry about real street names. We chose from a list, located here.
Sometimes I pass by
Hanging Sword Alley.
Sometimes I stay on
Hanging Sword Alley.
Sometimes
Happiness is fleeting —
I lie waiting
For the sword to fall.
revivedwriter 
Wow, that’s great. So simple,, but so profound. This is such a different take on the prompt, really like it. The repetition is very powerful.
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Thank you very much!
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Short, simple; cutting.
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May happiness lead you to a different alley. I can see how that particular one might be problematic.
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“Hanging Sword Alley” is a great image!
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