The city lives in us
Broken and searching
Fragmented by life and the city
We stumble on
The man in the City with the stooping back
Worries about his annual bonus
His assistant brings him coffee
After spitting in it
The shopgirl wearing too much makeup
Wonders if her boyfriend will call
The boyfriend texts another girl
Blowing smoke rings over the Thames
The young mother pushing the pram
With a baby bundled up in a red blanket
Plans another day in the mall
Though her credit card is maxed
Teenage schoolgirls bunking school
Rush into a matinee of the latest blockbuster
Giggling in line checking their phones
Trying to blend in
The city lives in us
Selfish whorish lustful
Amazing beautiful new
And we spin stumble and move
Jhilmil Breckenridge was born in a sleepy town in India and travelled most of her childhood. She was always found with a book in her hands and read whatever she found! She is most interested in writing prose fiction though has started flirting with the idea of screenplays.
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