Poetry Festival will be held:

Saturday, April 27, 2024

2017 Winner

I Love NY

rotten newspaper is greeted by a

dying cigarette butt, an ashy kiss on the asphalt as

a penny dives Down from the pockets of pedestrians

into the gutter Below

slipping out of the fingers of those desperate

 

black rubber casually strolls Down main street

raindrops race Down buildings, Giants held firm in storm

the wet Ground a haven for rats amongst men

 

a half-eaten sandwich Drops into trash

 

a man will eat

today

 

the city that never sleeps is a city that knows

hunger

bright lights on broadway, on rockefeller not the

bronx

skyscrapers gaze Down with a judgmental eye

rain turns to snow, most joyed

some cry freezing as death Overlooks

brooklyn bridge

glooming

raindrops torpedo Down

in the Depths of homeless homes

 

I love New York

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Patrick Kelly

Gonzaga College High School

Grade: 12