my favorite city

in all of the world

smells like exhaust

 

very old buildings

blackened with soot

still charming

 

giant gold clock

towers high

with four faces

 

my favorite statue

of horses

nearby on a bridge

 

i once sat upon

a base of bronze lions

one two three four

 

i laughed feeding pigeons

loved watching them soar

fell into a river

 

(shoulda let go of the oar!)