6 Poems Signifying City Life
The hum of the city has inspired poetry for centuries.
“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”
― Jorge Luis Borges
You might lose yourself in your day. You go to work, do your daily tasks, and metaphorically keep the curtains drawn. You don’t think about the people around you. You’re just caught up in what you need to get done.
But here’s the thing. It’s very grounding and eye-opening to pay attention to the things around you.
Take a moment and see the man washing his dishes in a window three stories higher than you. Glance up at the office with its tall, open windows and the young businesspeople rushing back and forth. Look out the window and see that someone’s home is directly parallel to your place of work. These are just some of the quintessential staples of city life.
Fatigue
I like to interpret some of those fleeting moments of connection as something positive. Sure, we might all be tired, but we’re still getting out…
