I Heart in the City.

I took this camera
to capture
you in the city;

these towers would
fall down
for your beauty

this I had
to preserve.

here, we’re
in Bryant Park’s
field;

in this photo, we’re
along the
South Street Seaport.

here, at the
center of
Times Square

as if the world
was watching us,

& we truly
believed they were.

As the sun set
over the Hudson
River valley,
I stood you right here,

for this photo in
Union Square;

to capture the
Empire State building
in the distance.

the tower’s
floodlights were
lit green;

the same green
of the traffic lights

leading Uptown
as you reached
for my hands,

& my camera

so you could shoot
this video footage
here,
& here,
of me
running

up Broadway,
towards you,

passing
17th, 18th,
& 19th Streets …

I knew then,
I’d be willing to go
pass the squares,

the park,
through the
Viaduct Valley

up to the Heights,
to chase you
with my love,

laughing,
in a playful

newfound joy
and capturing

picture after picture
of each step.

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