Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Cityscape

Hustle and bustle
Of downtown
Menacing skyscrapers
And their shadows

Sensing the gravity
Picking up the pace
Rushing from point A
To elusive point B

Traffic signs and lights
Pressure building
The simmering stress
The outsider rushing

Through the haze
Glaring through fog
Reminiscing the days
The rush the panic

Surreal and frigid
Illusory haste
Made up and fake
Fraudulently grandiose       



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

submitted on February 12, 2019 for contest MID FEBRUARY 2019 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST

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John Lawless December 14, 2018 at 9:32 AM Been a city kid all my life....and as the Bard once stated......"full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"......or something like that. Nicely done Line.. Line Gauthier December 14, 2018 at 1:39 PM LOL I much appreciate your visit and comment, John.

Rhona Mcferran December 13, 2018 at 1:16 PM Gorgeously phrased, my friend... a FAV! ;) Line Gauthier December 13, 2018 at 10:10 PM Thank you, Rhona. Most appreciated.

Caren Krutsinger December 13, 2018 at 1:23 AM The frenzy, the irritation, the insanity, the unnecessary rushing and shoving and meanness. It feels so unnatural for me; fraudulently grandiose is right. Line Gauthier December 13, 2018 at 7:33 AM You are so right, Caren. Stay away. On the other hand... when you do see someone being kind, it really stands out. Thanks for your visit and comment.

Gershon Wolf December 12, 2018 at 10:26 PM Yup. Exactly. You've nailed it. It's all fake hustle and bustle---though so many thrive on it. Well-penned! Line Gauthier December 12, 2018 at 10:30 PM Like me, you've been there, done that and got the t-shirt. Thanks for your most appreciated visit and comment, Gershon.