Hiding in Plain Sight

Seas of bodies

One amongst millions

Intersecting lives

Interchanging lies

Dissecting whys

People fail at avoiding you

Just to run into you

Screeching rails

Mechanical jerks

Human ones too

Swaying cars

Incognito stars

Silver stripper bars

Disaffected eyes staring blankly or ignoring you

Overheard sordid tales

Of past exploits and indiscretions

A kid's spilt juice or someone's coffee

Showtime dancers entertaining the crowds

Raucous rowdy drunks getting loud

Begging homeless asking for whatever riders allow

Grooving subway musicians

Crooning singers galore

Sunflower seed shells scatter the floor

Among the crowds

Just a number

Anonymous until you answer attention's call

Can you tell me how to get to so and so

Yea, I know

God, I hope I don't fall

On the tracks tracks

Falling falling through the cracks cracks

Like the tiles on bricks bricks

The 24/7 service tends to play tricks tricks

Dropping out and needing a constant fix fix

Wherever I want to go go

These interlinking tracks bestow

Navigating through every borough

Exploring every 'hood

Getting my Ponce de Leon on

What will I discover

What will I uncover

As I roam the city undercover

An urban citizen lover