reimagining past concepts - sirens of peace

its about living in the poorer parts of a city, and about how its hidden from view. You can look to all major cities and they have "ghetto's" or "slums" in which the relative poor reside. I grew up in such a place, and so was merely reflecting back on when I was younger and I would hear all those strange noises you'd hear once the sun goes down. I developed a habit of keeping the fan on when I sleep to block them out, which is where the poem starts from. The part you enjoyed, was meant to portray how true nature and humanity has been lost to the structured and ordered rules of civilized man (ie concrete slabs), how "neighbours pass by like a breeze", trying to escape the poverty or getting sent to jail, perhaps even killed. While people recognize the change, nobody ever really knows each other, too concerned with their own economies woes and struggles. In fact people speak more to others from across the world than the person that lives in the very next house to them. The whole "Sirens of Peace" is meant to be a play on police sirens, which implies peace for they are the bearers of justice, but in reality provoke fear and anger among these poorer people, who tend to feel neglected or alienated from the rest of the cities inhabitants. (eg hidden between narrow shelves, stacked away to gather dust and decay)

However I was very much intrigued by your reading of it, and while it wasn't what I originally had in mind I can see how you might've taken that viewpoint.

"living lonesome lives between ivy vines"

again, i was trying to create an image of a wealthy city and contrast the seeming prosperity with the problems that lay hidden deep within. Do you have any suggestions on how I may add to the poem to make this message clearer?