My City Life

Wether or not I was to wake
At 9am I would never fail
The jackhemmers at work
would begin their wail

No matter how hard I tried
It wasn't easy to block It out
It was futile to put your head out the window
and let out a shout

I would go downstairs
to my favorite little deli
And for only 1 Dollar
I got my buttered roll & a coffee

I walked to the train
which was a block away
I gazed at all the others
who were begining their day

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poem by Gil Valiente
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