New
York has fallen.
At
the very least, New York City has collapsed. If Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
should someday soon be kicked out of Persia, it is possible he could come to
New York, where he would likely be elected mayor.
The
Big Apple, not so long ago one of the safest big cities in the world, is now
rotten to its core. “My kind of town,” “The city that never sleeps,” etc., is
now no place for “infidels.” And a city that ever weeps. A sanctuary city for
criminals. An asylum for the insane and outlandish.
When
I set out writing this article, I did not intend to reference a musical piece.
However, after reading that, should Mamdani win the general election, New York
might well surrender its status as the financial hub of the U.S. to Miami, I
had to include a few lines from the Billy
Joel song, “Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)”
I've seen the lights go out
on Broadway
I saw the ruins at my feet
You
can see it coming in so many ways. The Empire City is no more. And, from a
future perspective:
You know those lights were
bright on Broadway
That was so many years ago
Before we all lived here in Florida
Before the Mafia took over Mexico
There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about
The way the lights went out
And keep the memory alive
I
fear Billy was just off by about a decade. What’s next for Gotham City? Today’s
fun—if tragic—fact: the term “Gotham” was borrowed from the English village of
“Gotham,” known for its “simple-minded
fools.”
If
the shoe fits.
No comments:
Post a Comment