There is more here

than just a city.

There is more here

than the train lines

running beneath

the surface.

Here

there are factories

and schools

and colors

plastered

on the walls.

Here

there are people

tucked away

in their windows,

or running

up the steps.

Here

there are dogs

that sit

more obedient

than soldiers

and listen

to the

constant sound

of opera music

and pigeons cooing.

Here

they are

always watching

always noticing

everyone around them

as they sip

expensive drinks

and smoke cigarettes

and not even realize

that there's

something different

something different

about being

here.

And wherever

you are

when you

read this

from the blaze

of your

neon screen,

I hope

you know

that I am

here

wherever

you are.