a city of shadows
welcome to the big city
where time moves so fast
it leaves you nauseated
where people stomp on each other
just to make it to work on time
where lunch is served short on a cold park bench
where conversations with people you don’t know
are endless
while conversations with people you love
seem to never happen
where the very notion of love
seems distant
remote
like flickering fingers in the air
searching for a spark
searching for a God
that isn’t there
welcome to the big city
where small people rule
where choice is abundant
where reason doesn’t stand a chance
where people forget to smile
when you smile at them on the streets
birds forget to sing
and the sun forgets to shine
welcome to the big city
the city of lust
and greed
the city of supply and demand
where supply is bigger than demand
the city of shattered dreams
and broken bones
welcome to my city
and with every shattered dream
and every broken bone
there is one less man
standing
and soon enough
this big city of ours
will be filled with empty people
welcome to my city.
