Illusion of the American Dream

or: the marble tomb of a fallen king

The marble tomb of a fallen king,
.
that‘s what this scene reminds me of
.
but if you look closer
.
you see that this not a tomb, not a statue, not an ornamental element of the magnificient staircase leading up to the New York Public Library
.
not cold marble
.
it is a person
.
a person whose name and face I do not know
.
a person that has nowhere else to go
.
one of so many
.
in New York City