Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 104

Streets in the Chinese City
Island School, Mok, Cherry - 12
As I walk through the streets of this busy city
I notice the obvious diversity
Between the well-known, popular ones
And the more unknown, mysterious ones
The popular, loved and favoured ones
All possess the same qualities
They are all coated with lighting
Like decorations on a christmas sapling
The lights from shops, buildings and signs
Illuminate the pretty night skies
I walked past about ten crowded streets
Just to see who is the brightest out of these
There was one street I like
With different people not alike
From tall to short, young to old
Hair long to short, dark to gold
The small, narrow and hidden ones
Have very different standards
They are usually very shy
And stay away from the public eye