it's fun to walk around a city
you don't know too well
and get to know it.
go into the bars
without drinking
and just watch
while looking up from my phone.
give the present tense a try
and enjoy the solitude
of a busy street as a concert lets out.
walking through everyone
with shoulders the only thing touching
and no evidence
aside from a movie ticket.
visit a bench
and consider its history
which was witnessed without alter.
disappear when a stranger smiles
into the afternoon
which guides my every move
not letting illuminations leave me behind.
watch and wait
for the crossing guards
to tell me which way to go.