and new york is wide awake
eight million plus one
equals
equals
eight million
and still class is given to sway
and still class is given to sway
with a car door held on the subway
like some prehistoric reptilian thing
outstretched and half shroud in dew
manhattan lies with one eye open
manhattan lies with one eye open
knowing nothing of her
tossed we are into neighborhood pools
to tread for ourselves each
to tread for ourselves each
as the first time
"I'll have what's on special" we'd say
after finding the washroom to clean
the salt from our shoes and
gloss from our eyes
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