| The Mirror of Manhattan |
Manhattan, NY
February 11, 2008
If you sit in one place long enough, you'll see every stage of your
life walk before you.
You'll see yourself being pushed down the street by your
prideful, protective, loving mother. This is motherhood at its
finest, purist, and most endearing. Simple love. Pure love. New
and amazing love.
Stick around and you'll see yourself being walked down the
street over-dressed in winter clothes, held by the hand so that
you don't get crazy and dash into the avenue in front of a bus.
Now you've come to the city alone or with friends, and you're
treading lightly in awe of the tallness and the city's invitation to
independence. There are no hands to hold so you place them in
your pockets and wonder to yourself.
Keep looking and there you go again with husband or wife and
family in tow.
Everything changes even as you sit still and watch your own life
walk by.
Now you begin to see things that you might not want to see. You
see yourself stooped over and struggling to get from place to
place. You hear your friend say, "I see you're without cane
today." Your pride and mind are still very young, but your body is
old; that's why you left your cane at home to meet your friends
for lunch. You see this and you see so many things about
yourself and your life as you sit and watch.
Come here; see a show. No ticket is required. It's the show of life
and it's on stage anywhere you choose to take a seat here in
Manhattan.
February 11, 2008
If you sit in one place long enough, you'll see every stage of your
life walk before you.
You'll see yourself being pushed down the street by your
prideful, protective, loving mother. This is motherhood at its
finest, purist, and most endearing. Simple love. Pure love. New
and amazing love.
Stick around and you'll see yourself being walked down the
street over-dressed in winter clothes, held by the hand so that
you don't get crazy and dash into the avenue in front of a bus.
Now you've come to the city alone or with friends, and you're
treading lightly in awe of the tallness and the city's invitation to
independence. There are no hands to hold so you place them in
your pockets and wonder to yourself.
Keep looking and there you go again with husband or wife and
family in tow.
Everything changes even as you sit still and watch your own life
walk by.
Now you begin to see things that you might not want to see. You
see yourself stooped over and struggling to get from place to
place. You hear your friend say, "I see you're without cane
today." Your pride and mind are still very young, but your body is
old; that's why you left your cane at home to meet your friends
for lunch. You see this and you see so many things about
yourself and your life as you sit and watch.
Come here; see a show. No ticket is required. It's the show of life
and it's on stage anywhere you choose to take a seat here in
Manhattan.
© 2007 by Michael Domino
by Michael Domino