I love the anonymity of Cities
I hate the cosy, nosy country life
Where everyone around you knows your business
And where gossip and intrusiveness is rife.
I like that in a City private’s private,
And behind closed doors your business is your own,
No village hall entraps you by coercion
So you’re free to be yourself, not just a clone.
I like that you don’t feel obliged to talk to
Any Tom Dick or Delilah on the street,
You can choose the friends you want and then determine
When and where and how you want to meet.
The City is a great place for a loner,
An antisocial body just like me,
Who when it comes to people is selective
And doesn’t do communal jollity.
I respect the fact that other people thrive on
The benefits of close community,
And in this I’m not knocking it, believe me,
I’m just saying that this life is not for me.
I prefer the anonymity of Cities,
City life can meet all of my needs
And though other people love life in the country
You’ll never catch me wearing country tweeds.
11.01.2013