City Seen

A photo of the Chinatown arch at night in DC.

jessstah/flickr.com

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! 


Issues |Gentrification|Transportation


Region |Washington DC

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