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The Bustling Heart by Pierson Schwartz

In the heart of the city, where dreams collide,
Where neon lights flicker and secrets hide,
There’s a rhythm that pulses, a beat so alive,
In the chaos and the clamor, where souls strive.

Listen closely, hear the streets speak,
Whispers of stories from the bold and the meek,
Each footstep a stanza, each heartbeat a rhyme,
In this urban symphony, we find our time.

From the corner cafe to the subway’s roar,
Every corner a canvas, every wall a door,
Where poets and prophets find their stage,
In the alleyways and avenues, they engage.They speak of love found and lost,
Of battles fought and lines crossed,
Of dreams chased and hopes crushed,
In the city’s embrace, they’re hushed.

But their words echo in the concrete jungle,
In the hearts of the weary and the humble,
For in the poetry of the streets, we find truth,
In spoken word, we find our youth.

So let the city sing its song tonight,
In the glow of the moon, in the neon light,
For in every verse, in every line,
We find our humanity, our divine.

About the Poet

Pierson Schwarz

Pierson Schwartz is a poet, student pilot, weather geek and young writer at Just Buffalo Writing Center. He’s always watched the skies, staring in awe at the beauty and power above. Schwartz finds happiness and poetic inspiration in the great expanse surrounding our planet. This piece came to him on a rainy, dark day in Buffalo, NY. The sights and sounds, almost imprinted in his mind, sprawled out on his page in an eclectic but poetically organized fashion.

Related Event

    • Pierson Schwartz’s poem is featured in the new issue of WORDPLAY, the annual print anthology featuring work composed by young writers in the Just Buffalo Literary Writing Center in-school and after-school creative writing programs.Just Buffalo Writing Center will be holding an Open House & Reading Celebration for its programs and publications featuring readings by young writers participating in the programs on Saturday, September 28th from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor in Buffalo. The event is free and open to the public.

The Poem of the Week feature is curated by literary legacy awardee R.D. Pohl.