City Pulse

City pulse

Taxis laying on horns and buses merging in bike lanes to circus music rotation in my head 

Coins rattling against paperclips and pen caps in bottomless pits of the briefcase and 

messenger bag caravan

Purple smudged receipts begging for an audience, slapping against graffiti and urine stained 

concrete in the automotive rush and underground steam

And the dog walking menagerie clearing a path for the right handed coffee drinkers holding 

cellular conversations in their left hands

As children longingly look out windows that reflect the towering city skyline's potential before 

their school day eyes

Morning rush in the beat of feet and street music

Play city play



E.A. O'Connell