Secrets In the City

The traffic flows across the bridge
Without me even knowing
About the drivers, not a smidge,
Or where the heck they’re going.

The same applies to passersby,
A flock of strangers streaming,
Who stroll or jog or scoot, while I,
Upon my bench, sit dreaming.

The city holds one’s secrets close,
Which many find appealing,
Though some succumb and overdose
On all of that concealing.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Borke Avatar
May 5, 2021 at 4:24 PM
There’s a choice we make. To live among trees and lawns or live among people. The country can get lonesome whereas people are interesting. But neither situation is safe.
Leffanta Avatar
May 5, 2021 at 12:08 PM
Many secrets are revealed by the face they earned . . . . Aloha! Rico
Rodrigues Avatar
May 5, 2021 at 9:24 AM
I think about those crowds and all those personalities. We never run out of a “universe” of stories.
Gauthier Avatar
May 4, 2021 at 9:10 PM
Well penned, Ilene. I really enjoyed your poem.
Turner Avatar
May 4, 2021 at 3:20 PM
What a fun way of saying, you can't judge a book by it's cover. You are too clever, Ilene")
Allison Avatar
May 4, 2021 at 2:51 PM
I so enjoy reading your daily poems Ilene you make the ordinary into an extraordinary event:-) hugs an xx
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