Homeless avoiding the cold block the main exits. Two men lounge in the foyer. Another is having a psychotic break in the stairwell beside my apartment. Allowing them their peace, I sneak out back to smoke. In the parking lot, among the graffiti and the moon, it’s silent. I get what I give. 

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