Extra Poetry Competition success for Shima Jack.

Let us awake

As the city awakes

The last traces of day fading into liquid night

When the stars hide from the glow of the city

Let us awake

Let us breathe

As the darkness hides our faces

The subtle gold light illuminating our silhouettes

When no one recognises us

And we are freed from the ropes of etiquette, courtesy

When the chains of society snap and fall limply to rattle on the cold grey concrete-

Let us breathe

Let us run

As our feet pound over the pavement

The warm city breeze, scented with ocean, streaming through our hair

When our feet nearly lift off the ground

The closest we'll ever get to flying

Let us run

Let us laugh

As joy erupts through us

The kind of laugh that makes you warm and shivery

And we dance to the drum beat of an old time song

Let us laugh

Let us go

As we watch the blood red sun climb over the horizon, staining the sky like paper

The rosy light setting upon our faces

When we return to our jobs, our personalities, our responsibilities

Let us go