Gum stuck to worn concrete
Tennis shoes on sweaty feet
Pigeon poop glued to the street
Food trucks hawking mystery meat
A hood a suit a scarf a pleat
Averted eyes, a haze of sleet
Sirens wail and trolleys bleat
A public bus, a taxi fleet
Window panes entrapping heat
A city you cannot complete
A city you cannot defeat
Who dares to say it -- Say hello