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The Unreal City

Nightfall on 
   the metropolis 
Untold millions head 
  homeward 
Tired from the day's exertions 
They slow down and prepare for sleep 
   But the "night people" 
are just starting out 
They will fill the bars and dancehalls tonight 
    while the commuters sleep 
              In this "unreal" city 
there are night trippers and 
    day trippers 
   In countless bars wine and beer are poured 
  In countless homes lights go out 
Darkness covers the metropolis 
   The fate of the city denizens 
   is determined by how they react to mass culture 
   One million dreams in this "unreal" city 
Some will be shattered 
Some will come to fruition 
The dice are rolled 
and the dye is cast

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Gary Bateman

Date: 10/6/2014 2:58:00 PM

Matt, a great ballad write here. The tone and tempo of your work here is right on target. The reference to the "Night People" brings back memories as to when I lived in a few big cities. I find your description here quite accurate. Enjoyed this write very much!! Cheers, Gary

Kelly Deschler

Date: 10/3/2014 1:45:00 AM

Sometimes, I like to go for a walk downtown at night, and the silence gives me a different feeling. Almost like there is no one else living around here but me. It is a very surreal sensation.... I enjoy reading your poems about the city, Matthew. I feel like I am really there and experiencing it for myself. Great work, as always!

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 10/2/2014 5:40:00 AM

I really enjoyed reading your well crafted Ballad.

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

Date: 10/2/2014 12:09:00 AM

I hav an unposted poem on how bars n nightclubs are the devil's workshop. And by trippers i thot of strippers who r shameless gals. Yor poem is awesome in how poeticaly it describes the routine night scene in a fascinating way. Soo nice to read u again. Cheers n peace poet matthew