Manhattan Skyline

Steel ribcages reach upward
Framework of humanity
On a granite bed anchored
Surface of insanity

Gun metal grey enclosures
Border the far horizon
Protect within them treasures
That Gotham so enliven

Gems of culture and fashion
Literature, song and dance
Makind's outward expression
his existence to enhance

Giant Skeletal Vessels
Team with life helter skelter
In each a story nestles
Cradled snug in its shelter

Testament to man's genius
The jagged skyline stands tall
Structures like ancient sphinxes
Scrape the sky witness to all

By Jeanette Kermaninejad