All Around

Gargoyles loom above the streets all around On every block of this city people mill around The cafe of the day, classy stripes on the cups And food so different from those all around Lost for an age, in the grandest of libraries They escorted me out for lurking around I took a dismal bus ride all the way across town Lost in the view of tree-covered hills all around Here they sow trash and reap skyscrapers Not a star in the sky, bright lights all around At night I rush into my lover’s arms and delight Arms of hope sustain days, of moping around The river flows by carrying boats up and down I, a stranger, watch everyone hurry around