LEAVING NYC

The high rises are no longer my pillars of protection,
hot dog carts are no longer obstacles I must avoid,
frantic car horns and engines will no longer muffle the sounds of life
fashion fits and color coordination I no longer care for
man hole covers will not steam my shorts on sweltering days
bad attitudes fleeting are now a mockery and my amusement
Bodegas and Grocery stores will not rob me with overpriced necessities
underground train stations will not sweat the living out of me
Police officers will no longer stop and frisk me
I will not have to say no to the drug dealer anymore
but I will miss...

Spanish music blaring from window sills
Mister Softee Ice Cream Trucks in the summertime
Fire hydrants open on hot sunny days
The band shell, the Fountain, and meadow in Central Park
Street performers and the Village on a Saturday Night
Bar hopping with drunk friends and dancing women
late night pizza shops and late night munchies
Yankee games and the Bronx Zoo but I will always
stay true to the white and pinstripe blue
and so to the city I say adieu...

Time to start a new chapter in my life

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

The almost saddened goodbye to the walls that are home, really leaves it's mark on the reader, well done, good read.

[WhiteWillow]

You paint to positive and negative of the City equally well. I feel like I'm there. Enjoy your new adventures...

[Cassie Fraga]

and sometimes a new chapter is what we need to be alright!! this was a great write you told a fantastic story!!!

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Bittersweet- I have always thought I would love living in NYC ...I don't know though.
Your poems seems to tell of the best and worst of the city. A new chapter is always good.

Chloe