Urban Writing Poems - Poems about Urban Writing

The corrugated clang and creak of the escalator Welcomes murmurs of lovers entwined in conversation The lilted quick chatter of tourists Interrupted by those racing- no regard for bags, or backpacks or babies. Mechanically they step on and off Fever is in their eyes To get on, sit somewhere, go some place Sometimes they push, like children...

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I live in New York City An unreal place where you see gorgeous women and plenty of homeless people This city is a study in contrasts between the haves and have - nots It is a cultural mecca with museums, concerts and plenty of poetry readings...

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Another night in Central Park For Shakespeare, as the sky turns dark. My husband made the tickets hap, A bonny feather in his cap. A lovely evening, weather-wise; The park, a forest in disguise. The actors, practiced, prepped and proud; The audience, a New York crowd. Yet I’m distracted from delight Because my poem I’ve yet to write. So here I sit before the show, Just...

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Four corners. Stands, four players. Quarrels of foul cries, collided. Facing each nemesis into quadrants, divided. Individuals motivated by objectives. Devising plans, careful detectives. Goal to achieve the highest rank, careful steps--discriminate. Going by the hit-list, tunnel vision, hindrances must eliminate. Scoping intensely, measuring opponents, methodical evaluation. Staying alert, mind assessment, sedulous investigation. Shrill of the first struck, the...

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Me im who i am not who u want me to be You wont break my spirit cuz I let the Streets flow through me I look like im 18 but im bout to bust 22 Im tryna get my pen burnin like heat from a gun Killin the dj scene like second hand smoke kills ya lungs People say...

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An epitaph spoilt by an oxymoron; the journey of a twisted smile within a plastic face; a testimony of color sprayed in the subway, overgrown and wanting- city bound. My home base. Sanctioned by the night, steal from the darkness and luminous pathways within sweet, blinding light. Steal to the streets and recapture the home...

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