22.3.06

DO YOU MISS NEW YORK?



Do you miss New York?
The anger
The action
Does this laid back lifestyle lack
A certain satisfaction
Do you ever burn to pack and return
To the thick of it
Are you really sick of it
Like you always say
Do you miss the pace
The rat race
The racket
And if you had to face it now
Do you still think you could hack it
When you’re back in town for a quick look around
How is it
Does it feel like home
Or just another nice place to visit?
And were those halcyon days
Just a youthful phase you outgrew?
Tell me
Do you miss New York
Do you miss New York
Do you miss the strain
The traffic
The tension
Do you view your new terrain
With a touch of condescension
And on this quiet street
Is it really as sweet as it seems out here
Do you dream your dreams out here
Or is that passé
Do you miss the scene
The frenzy
The faces
And did you trade
The whole parade
For a pair of parkin’ places?
And if the choice
Would you still choose to do it all again
Do you find yourself in line to see Annie Hall again
And do you ever run into that guy
Who used to be you?
Tell me
Do you miss New York?

Me too

(Rosemary cloony)

19 comments:

Unknown said...

i would do it over and over and over again till the day i die

Dry Gin Martini said...

i've never been =\

Unknown said...

you should go.

Dry Gin Martini said...

Always wanted to. I will soon.

Unknown said...

take a trip after your graduation. or plan a trip with laila. she should come here soon i hope.

Dry Gin Martini said...

oh my god Mirvat you and I are hopeless. It's almost 4 am! too funny.

Ghassan said...

Good luck LC!

Fouad said...

Amazing. that's what I call poetry.. it made me miss NY too.. you know I was reading it and thinking "damn you ghassan, how could you be this good!!" and then I realized it wasn't you.. phewww :)

Dry Gin Martini said...

ooohhh Gus u just got dissed bro! :)

Ghassan said...

I guess I was! hahaha.
LC, you're suppose to be on your way to your defense. Always remember you know much more about this stuff than any of them, or all combined together for that matter. 'break a leg!".

Laila K said...

me too..i was thinking "you're good you" until i read rosemary..
you ARE amazing though.

Unknown said...

the funny thing is that i thought it's your poetry too. me after reading you all these years. and i was thinking, he could do better than this!!! your poems are better :)
yes you are amazing.

Unknown said...

gus you were so right. it happened exactly as we envisioned!!

Ghassan said...

get a grip!!!! it's one of the most famous songs about NYC!!! Hello?
Do you missed NY? R. Clooney. Anyone?
Ahlane be Anny, I don't get to fool you everyday do I??

Ghassan said...

(GRINNING)

Laila K said...

aspects.

Ghassan said...

Huh?

Laila K said...

ASPECTS.

Ghassan said...

I'm rubber, you're glue...