The New York Situation

I am a new yorker
from afar
I grew up in new york
with t.v. stars
All the cop shows
and broadway affairs
Make us new yorkers
even though we're not there
We see the devastation
and offer our prayers
We want you to remember
No matter what God is there
You've always been rude
but now its time to be kind
An opportunity to love
before the end of time
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 9/25/2023 7:48:00 PM
Cool! I am from North Carolina!
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Date: 9/26/2023 11:29:00 AM
Not really from there. It's talking about television. Right now I'm In Phoenix.
Date: 1/17/2013 2:45:00 AM
The media certainly makes the world a smaller place and we are all neighbors here. I truly enjoyed this write!
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Date: 12/31/2012 7:13:00 PM
What a wonderful message--show love in times of distress-the golden rule applies. Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Years.
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Date: 12/6/2012 10:18:00 AM
Enjoyed your poem. I lived in new york for a little while as a kid. fond memories.
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Date: 12/4/2012 12:36:00 AM
great words you got up there,,, I'm from California,,,though I have been there ;}
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Date: 12/2/2012 2:52:00 PM
Nice to read your work today, my familes from Brooklyn & I lived awhile in the Rockaways.. Light & Love
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Date: 11/8/2012 9:00:00 PM
Big cities always seem to grind you into nothing as you are one of so many. Does kindness exist in a city? I suppose it does but in small quiet places. This sounds kind of sad.
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Date: 11/2/2012 3:40:00 PM
I used to visit a good friend while i was in college. New York in one of those places you with someone who lives there and can navigate the subways. Lovely poem.
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Date: 11/2/2012 2:34:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your creative work...Did I glean from this that you no longer live in New York?...It is sad what has happened in that area of our country...Sara
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Date: 11/2/2012 2:38:00 PM
Never lived in new york. Just NY t.v.
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