High above the City

where birds roam around

I stand above the ledge

and look below the ground.

Vehicles of shapes and sizes

compete with one another

they speed up and exhale gases

but no one seems to bother.

The people stand in circles

cigarettes in their hands,

they chat, and laugh, and blow,

and drop ashes on the land.

They line up front of factories

and get ready for their work.

Not a single person notices

the chimneys bellowing smoke.

The construction keeps on going

spreading dust everywhere,

who can tell if they're inhaling

smoke, dust, or air?

High above the City

where the sky is blue and clear,

I look and see the blanketed brown...

I think I'm glad to be up here.