*fantasies Of The Average New Yorker* Poem by Fiona Schwartzinoff

*fantasies Of The Average New Yorker*

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It really is a sorry situation
To live in New York without the means.
But if you’ve got the gift an imagination like mine…
By Jove, the luxuries swell and teem!

Once the night blinks open its eyes,
I sweep out the door with a swish and a bang.
I toss my head and clutch close my empty purse
With a smug sparkle and saucy tang.

My Monday blues are dipped in weekend gold.
And my aching feet sprout shiny silver wings.
The air hums a jazzy, ragtime tune
And even the Empire Building dares to swing.

You call this thing a red carpet?
I’ve got the Milky Way spread under me!
They’re whispering, “She’s friends with Rockefeller! ”
“No, I think she’s won the lottery! ”

Some famous singer gave me tickets to Carnegie.
She was called Beyoncé or something like that…
But Broadway’s playing a special just for me –
Evita or Les Mis … or was it Cats?

Times Square is a swarm of giant fireflies,
Hiccupping and flashing with all the colors in a crystal.
The flashing reminds me of those haunting paparazzi,
And I shudder, my fine coat beginning to bristle.

Speaking of fur coats,5th avenue has a sale –
Not that I need to be at all thrifty!
I might stop by Christian Dior’s for a visit
Or maybe even eat breakfast at Tiffany’s.

And, oh, there it is! I see it just ahead!
Home at last! My sweet Plaza suite!
With gold and glass galore, and Chanel and champagne,
And all the world right under my feet.

The windows gleam like the eyes of a bride,
But on the steps of the hotel I’m trapped in a clause.
And it’s then that reality comes creeping close
Like death on little cat paws.

My wings fall off and I take a step back,
My fantasy is a shattered sunray.
But I gaze up at the dream with a struggling smile
And whisper, “Someday…”

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I wrote this after a long period of writer's block! Ed Nigma, fellow poet on Poem Hunter suggested that I listen to music for inspiration... And so I have! I wrote this while listening to Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin! Thanks, Allen! And enjoy!
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