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City Changes

When a change in your surroundings Makes you mad or discontent, You might question if the houndings Of some friends did represent Truths that you were blind to seeing For your urban love runs deep, So much so that you hate being Without noise to help you sleep. Yet when former subway users Get that “lease a car now!” spark, Their new autos leave us losers With no place in which to park. And when bikers meet for riding, Hogging every single lane, Central Park is, you’re deciding, For pedestrians, a pain. Though the city still has magic And its praises yet are sung, All these changes feel quite tragic To New Yorkers not quite young.

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Chris Green

Date: 9/8/2021 3:22:00 PM

Change is inevitable but that doesn't mean we have to like it. : ) Nice one Ilene

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/8/2021 1:41:00 PM

Must be honest Ilene, I moved away from England's second city and don't miss it one bit, that said I'd love to visit New York one day, two of my daughters have been and raved about it. Tom

L Milton Hankins

Date: 9/8/2021 12:46:00 PM

Ilene, I really enjoyed reading your poem because I've never lived in a really HUGE city...St. Louis, about it. I'm not sure I could cope with that many people and vehicles crammed together. Still, I know people who love to go to New York. Good writing, by the way.