i wonder about life
in the capitol of the world
borders, languages and mountains that hit the sky
are between us

there are different times on strangers' watches
we unknowingly pass

the ways we witness light
and the night
have changed

this month
new york's leaves will begin to change
and soon
you will step all over fall

i am in a one-season city
where i can't get fall out of my head
where i only meet you in my dreams

our cities create worlds
where few of us belong
-9/14/08