The City That Never Sleeps

Written by Willow, one of our poetry writers, and edited by Udita, one of our editors!

On Coney Island listen,

to the unquiet of the night

rabbits turning nocturnal & wintery,

China dolls hopping off their prairies

Yet the carnival rides never stop rolling,

nor the restless tides,

pulled by a moonlit chariot

Tonight is fit for space station escapades,

stay watchful. May caffeinated owls

concoct for you an insomniac’s poison

in the silk worm’s nest

What shenanigans loom around the alleyways,

giggles atop the street lamps,

skyscrapers like monuments to fireflies

Scurry between midnight parties on High Street

& peek into the shimmering rooflights, on this

night filled with cratered, puzzling belongings

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This piece was written by one of our poetry columnists, Willow. Reach them at @oldmanheart, on Instagram!

This piece was edited by one of our editors, Udita. Reach them at @wilde_woolf on Instagram.

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