New York, I Love You
But you’re bringing me down /
Or so said that band /
Whose reformation was a surprise /
To most (missed the breakup)
New York, I Love You /
As your towers light up over water /
Bankers and janitors, both /
Trespass work on human hours
New York, I Love You /
Capital of the World! The City of Cities /
I’d repeat at parties /
Such a clever claim to culture
New York, I Love You /
But you’re the weight of the world /
A babel of expectation /
Your carousel plays out of tune
New York, I want to lean unsafe over your railing /
Tumble my phone to your freeway /
It’s neurotic grip smashed /
A million glittering icons /
Emojis and work emails /
Love notes, sex tapes, heartbreak /
Painstaking political posts /
The Grams that made the cut
They’d spin surprised on your asphalt /
Digital fish gasping /
Then die, and surely /
That would be freedom…
