NEW YORK

My ode, my paean to a supposedly heartless city which has captured mine from Day 1…

Mythical, legendary, Hollywoodian, all too real
A microcosm of America, the world, life itself, with all its disparities

A city on steroids which ensnares you, eats you alive & spits you out
A Mecca with a brazen, in-your-face attitude

A whore of an island which usurps the limelight
And four step-sisterly buroughs that barely matter to the outsider

Where chaos 24×7, pulsating energy, adrenaline rush
Course, fast-paced, like blood jackhammering through veins

Where ambition and achievement soar above
And illusionary towers shield the reality of the sky

The bleeding edge, where the future is born, where the sharpest minds congregate
From the depths and dankness of the subway to heavenly heights

The River, the Lady, the Bridge, the Tunnel, Central Park, Broadway, Times Square, the Village
Hurrying, harried pavements, a testimony to dreams and desperation

The buzz, the vibe, the X factor, sensual attractions
The noise, the smells, the dirt, bodily functions and secretions

The streets and avenues, gaudy and garish, insomnia inducing glam, glitz
With immigrants, tourists, moths drawn to an incomparable flame

A city, which epitomizes an inviting “fuck me”
A city, which epitomizes a belligerent, confrontational “fuck you”

New York. Take a deep breath in
New York. You can never let it out