Cityscape

For Round 6 of SLAM!

Cityscape

Concrete tundras distend
as far as the eye can see                    
which is not far.
Steel beasts migrate
at a near standstill pace
their discordant mating calls
filling the waves
with staccato rumblings
and high-pitched bleats
as they amble along
ethereal macadam paths.
Iron branches reach for the heavens
as bombastic peaks of metal and glass
shimmer in hazy sunlight
colorful fauna dashing in and out
of their sepulchral cores
eyes cast downward
protective
alert.