Night and City

In night time damp

And darkness heavy,

I see the moving crowd

And mood,

Find upbeat rhythm

In a downtown city pulse beat.

And speculate

How great

And vast

The possibilities are

In urban dreams,

As nightmares

Play upon a screen

Of our own making.

In wine and beer

And song and laughter,

There is a unity of sorts

With distance recognised.

More words out loud

Than any space or hearing,

Or any town or city,

In any time,

Can contain.

More thoughts now breathing

Like full lungs are to bursting,

Under water,

Darker still,

And cold.

Then,

Somewhere in a memory,

I hear the urgent sounding siren

And start running.