Thousands of strangers brusquely pass each other down the same freshly dampened sidewalk
An angry businessman shouts into his cell phone
While an oncoming taxi screeches to a halt nearly hitting a jaywalking pedestrian
Puffing a cigarette, a homeless woman rolls her eyes at the giggling teenage girl tightly hugging her Gucci purse
The musty polluted air fills the lungs of a mother “expecting” as she sits at an outdoor cafe sipping orange juice and rubbing her protruding belly
A retired preacher calls out scriptures faithfully only to have his voice engulfed by the pounding stereo system of a rebelling high school drop-out
The pitter-patter of rain begins to fall once again, creating puddles in the street
Umbrellas pop open softening the harsh city tones
Silence sweeps over for briefly a millisecond
Before it returns to its sameness
Blurring through time in itself