The city yawns

The subway hums

The balcony cat stretches out in the first rays of sun

A day in the city has just begun

People walk and jog and run

Some are late some claim it’s fun

The tram rattles

The cars groan

The city is full

I stand alone

With all this noise

It’s easy to forget

To sit in silence

To ignore the regret

When they were here all that noise melted away

But now it’s just ano...

With streets lined with concrete roads and buildings reflecting the mayhem outside,

The city's days are growing longer by the day,

A growing and increasingly crowded metropolis,

This city's populace seems bewildered and disoriented.

Entirely devoid of meaning,

Without harmony or affection for one another,

And experiencing diminished happiness or contentment with their material possessions

Drivin...

In the heart of the concrete maze,

Where steel and glass reflect the haze,

Horns blare, voices weave and blend,

A tapestry of lives that never end.

Sidewalks bustling, a river of feet,

Street vendors calling, aromas sweet,

Neon lights flicker, in vibrant array,

The pulse of the city, night or day.

Beneath the skyscrapers, shadows play,

Cyclists darting, in their own ballet,

Cafés...

A well-deserved yawn

From a grid of soft lights

After a rosy sunrise shifts

Deep violets across navy skies

Into more nights

A city with strong lungs

Never sleeps on its notes

But carries a melodic rhythm

To never ponder its words

When painting its musical strokes

Filled halfway to the brim

A wonder full of perspective

What draws such life to a city

That rests in bustling peace

Or needs to be mor...

Simultaneous footsteps pulsed like a heartbeat

Isn’t that quite neat

The lights reflected off of building walls

Shadows of trench-coated figures stood tall

Windows of lives all in a row

Not one spirit was feeling low

People rushing home from work

Walking straight by a cat who lurks

Sirens and wails

Not one role fails

The city at night cannot be beat

Isn’t that quite neat...

His mirror buildings

Kiss her coral skies,

Carress the parting daylight

With screams of agony.

He reaches,

But she is already gone.

Cherry blossoms

Paint the echo

Of her skin;

A final gift

To ease the parting blow.

His many eyes fill

With tears of light

As iridescent sadness

Spreads throughout

The city

And into the suburbs.

For his love

Has left him forever.

Or at least until tomorrow....

Steel frames

Busy air

Crowded streets

Dirty layers

Neon lights

A million voices

Stone faces

Not many choices...

Ten million people running round

All of them in their own mind

Some quite chatty, while some make not a sound

Days go by faster, you’ll find

People follow the crowd

And the crowd follows you

The racket can get quite loud

Oh, that’s quite true

But no matter where you are

Are there’s always something to do

If you’re running late, jump into that taxi car

Don’t mind the constant rush, too

Because t...

A bustling city, never at rest

Midnight came and went

The city next to the train tracks

The day cycles again

One apartment on the edge

Sirens sounded out

The room with the window

Kids, carefree, would shout

The window overlooked the fence

I ask of you to follow

The fence containing the Dark Side

No one would dare enter

The Dark Side was a mystery

Oh won’t you come with?

Mysteries are there to disc...

Lights flicker with the coming of the eve

The sunlight refracts against steep glass

The sky darkens with foreboding for the night

None notice how the days pass.

Lights blink in the feast of color

Silhouettes rush past shooting stars

Dusk’s gloom falls on the shoulders of the young

Oblivious, they carry the sky.

Lights sparkle radiantly in Nyx’s starry eyes

The moon bewitches those below

Burdens ...