Thinking of Leaving

Button on Roosevelt Island

"I don't know very many people in New York who don't also say 'I'm leaving.' I’ve been thinking of leaving for 35 years now, I’m almost ready."
Lou Reed, quoted in The Guardian

Sinking Like a Rock

Manhattan's West Side

"I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag
with Latin written on it that says
'it's hard to give a shit these days'
Manhattan's sinking like a rock
into the filthy Hudson what a shock
they wrote a book about it
they said it was like ancient Rome."
Lou Reed, Romeo Had Juliette