Long Gone Hong Kong [Free Verse]

In my youth, "Honk Kong"
Came after "Made in __"
As often as did any
Set of letters.

I can't remember the last time
I saw that declaration.
I do hear references to the
Hong Kong Markets opening.

They tore down the
Kowloon Walled City ---
A chock a block, chunky
Architectural cancer growth
Where people lived squeezed
More than a million to the
Square kilometer.

But still there are places where people
Are packed and packed --
While densely stacked --
In high-rise Building-Cities.
(If a City-State is a place in which
City and Nation are identical,
A Building-City is where a
Building contains all the
Functions of a city.)
One could live without leaving
If one didn't love sunshine.

But people do love sunshine.

And mountains and beaches,
Which Hong Kong also --
Against all reason --
Has in abundance.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Kowloon Walled City Park