Passing through, you call
And I wish to be apart of your busyness
Traversings and excitements
Midnight lights and craziness
You seem so alive
Excitement buzzing through the air
People, people, people
Bright signs everywhere
The buildings and streets
Call for company
Call me to their endless novelties
Enticing, beckon me
Taunting my heart
Telling me I'm missing out
The life is in the city
I want to see what it's about
High above the ground
The rushing noise of traffic
Left in the streets below
The buildings seem even more terrific
Still further up
Other buildings tower
People living in apartments
Living above each other
Small tight compartments
Little space to move
Thousands of people living
To the city's groove
But I take a second glance
Feeling the air surrounding
Noticing the groups of friends
Up the street roaming
And I understand
The loneliness of the crowd
Though it is busy
Solitude is loud
People around everywhere
But only concerned
With their personal affairs
The stranger is spurned
City, for all your activity
You are a lie
Your busyness in not company
Strangers walk by
Better for me to stay in
A small suburb than a city
Keeping company with people
That share their love with me
City, I may visit
But I don't want to stay
Your excitement for an evening
But my home for everyday
©joyfulrose
J