EXPLORER IN CHIEF x Adam Nelson

I was born in New York.

And like a West Broadway Woody Allen
will slip silently into the City’s silky steam
once I kick my final cobblestone

But before those subway doors close
and the taxi speeds to a stop

I will have known the exact height,
beat, and flow
Of our basketball boulevards
Chinese catwalks
Madison Avenue mistletoe

My city serenade is carved into the
Grand Canyons of graffiti
and Bronx beatboxes

From stroller-filled sidewalks
To East Indian Parades
From punks to gay pride
The heel clicks of my hometown
Shall never subside

The moxie of my Manhattan
Is soundtracked by
the mixology of muscle
It is a celebration of stardust
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For the mom & pop - street vendor -co/op- librarian hip hop- to the beauty of the boroughs - full stop.

I Love New York now more than ever
In any weather
diverse and
all together

Written, filmed, produced, edited & romanced by Adam Nelson
Explorer in Chief | Downtown Manhattan | Dream Job @Downtownnyc