New York City

New York City grinds to a halt.
The city that
Never sleeps.
The city that always hates.
Riding subways.
Blue sky turns grey.
Hate.
Dejected homelessness.
The giddiness of
children brightens the dingy air.
Here it's the
train of hate.
The largest city in the U.S.
The people.
The most homeless.
Blue.
Liz sits on
the corner with a tin cup in one hand and a
second chance.
And the businessmen try not to look.
They avert their eyes as not to get
sucked in to the rejected pleas for help.
Help. I am in New York City.
They city that never sleeps.
So much hate.
So much hate.
**Antigone