Mid Summer In New York

The mercury reached 104 degrees farenheit today The masses swelter and it becomes difficult evne to walk down the street Yet the city lives on since New Yorkers always stand tall when it comes to emergencies A little sun cam't destroy "Baghdad on the Hudson" Children laugh and play as a man sells flavored ice Cars pass by in a dizzying display Workers lift up concrete to build our city A lone bird flying overhead looks down with pity at those that cannot fly Young lovers kiss under the azure sky Taxicabs race through the avenues Each statue of a famous man or woman gleams in the afternoon At the beaches swimmers dive under waves and try to avoice the rip tide which can overcome their resistance Let's rejoice We should be glad to live in a town with eight million others All taking in the joys of summer and chasing the urban dream