If I Was a City

 As cars drive by

And the pedestrians go their own way

I stand among the crowd

Just a tiny speck of the world's beauty

If I was a city

Nobody would go unnoticed

No one would feel like just a speck

Or have any fear

If I was a city the buildings and houses

Would always rise a little higher

Not one cloud would be ignored

Each one noticed for its worth

If I was a city

No road, wall, or sign

Would be vandalized

For vandalism is an element of mistrust

In my city

Where all of these things, tend to exist

I close my eyes, my only anecdote

To get the worst of the world out

If I was a city

All thoughts would be turned to good

There would be no grudges

But it's only in my mind

(c) 2019 Tanner Stevenson