Tall skyscrapers, alleyways and broken glass,
protesters’ tents scattered on ruined grass.
Commuter buses zoom by, the suburbanites have arrived;
cherry blossoms all abloom, see how they’ve thrived.
An arch in Chinatown letting shoppers through;
transit police asking teenagers about their curfew.
Rowhouses and the gentrifiers on a horseshoe street
Some search for clubs others a place to eat.
A waterfront amid rumors of being torn down
Where will I go to get my seafood now?
Nightmare on ‘M Street, college kids swarm
long lines for cupcakes, lovers trying to get warm.
Broken Metro escalator again! life can be so mean
I think I’ll take a cab, I hate this city scene!