London Is- Diane Scantlebury

London is
A noisy place
Full of deafening sound
Sirens screaming in the night
A faster pace

London is
A lonely place
Full of crushing crowds
Bodies rammed in the tube
Yet no one looks at your face

London is
An unusual place
A mish mash of global souls
Some with no aim or purpose
So many displaced

London is
An uncharitable place
So many homeless crouched
In grubby shop doorways in the street
Passers by giving nothing
Begging for something to eat

London is
An amazing place
But will empty your pockets
Will drain your energy and your soul
And will never return your lost case

Diane Scantlebury