Poetry Corner

Cities

You can learn everything about a city by watching its people
The speed they move tells you the cities attitude
fast, they run from life
slow, they observe it
the way they greet you
if they greet you
tells you what they think about man kind
friendly, they have hope
intreverted, their hope is lost
Their Height
tall, there's plenty of good foodwith diners on each block
small, too many coffee shops

If the city has bridges
its people want to travel
If it has walls
its people want to stay
If the city has artits
people can find beauty in their city
If the city has sky scrappers
its people want to find beauty from their watch towers

The more people a city has
The more opportunity the city has

The more people a city has
The more ideas the city has

The more people a city has
The more history the city has

The more people a city has
The more war the city has

The more war a city has
The less people the city sees

Don't let the People destroy your City
because the City will destroy your People

The more people a city has
The more love the city has

The more love a city has
The more people the city has

The People produce their Cities
The People make their Cities
The People love their Cities
and the Cities produce their people
and the Cities make their people
and the Cities love their people

John Dohoney