I stood and felt it vibrate all around me The city The clatter of pumps on concrete Like typewriter keys So many voices overlapping Conversations merging and twisting into one Vacant faces, lost in thought A sea of color The sidewalk hummed and screamed As a train rushed underneath The speed and power of the uptown 6 Shook the painted shut windows Of the old church nearby A breeze surged up through the grates It was unusually warm It smelled dingy, wet and acrid A sour hot garbage smell that lingered I watched as it rustled the flags That dotted the bar awning It fluttered up pricey Chanel skirts And ruined blow outs For a brief moment there was silence A city silence if you will I took a deep breath and treasured it Feeling the pulse of the city And me connecting As one A car honk shook me back to reality