Mrs. Dawkins
I am Paulet Dawkins, hailing from the beautiful Island of Jamaica. Leaving Jamaica in 1979 I journeyed to the United States in hopes for a better opportunity. Who would have thought I would be living in the greatest city of them all, New York City. Currently I am enrolled at Molloy College finishing up my bachelor’s degree. As a RN working in New York has opened my eyes to many people from different walks of life; this is when I truly understood the Jamaican motto “Out of many, one people". New York City is like a melting pot of cultures blending beautifully together to make this place one of the best places on earth. I am Paulet Dawkins and this is my New York Experience.
THE CITY
The City The City was large and spacious
many even called it gracious
Buildings and its bosses sprout from everywhere
Supplying the workers with work and care
Parks lure visitors to its attractions a fun
Animals fill the city by the ton
People fill the city to help them and the city out
To have the life others want to learn about
However, the city can fool you
with its strong outward cohesiveness, it can trick you
Many people enter this city
Thinking their lives will be just like this city
But the people soon learned
That their lives were not cohesive
Since having a good social and work life
Is scarce within the city
People seemed to be fortified and shady
Like buildings after midnight
The surety of having good services, friends, and acquaintances
Is of little availability everyday
The service in the city stinks like dung
since people seem to care only about themselves
I bet no one in the city knew
who committed suicide last week
When the city by appearance is wholly connected and open
The people are divided and fortified
Finding a good job and snack maybe very easy
But finding or making a friend or acquaintance is really difficult
The City is outwardly majestic
The City is outwardly cohesive
But Inwardly, the city lacks that all together
Which makes the city a dangerous place to be.
Nikolai Curtis
many even called it gracious
Buildings and its bosses sprout from everywhere
Supplying the workers with work and care
Parks lure visitors to its attractions a fun
Animals fill the city by the ton
People fill the city to help them and the city out
To have the life others want to learn about
However, the city can fool you
with its strong outward cohesiveness, it can trick you
Many people enter this city
Thinking their lives will be just like this city
But the people soon learned
That their lives were not cohesive
Since having a good social and work life
Is scarce within the city
People seemed to be fortified and shady
Like buildings after midnight
The surety of having good services, friends, and acquaintances
Is of little availability everyday
The service in the city stinks like dung
since people seem to care only about themselves
I bet no one in the city knew
who committed suicide last week
When the city by appearance is wholly connected and open
The people are divided and fortified
Finding a good job and snack maybe very easy
But finding or making a friend or acquaintance is really difficult
The City is outwardly majestic
The City is outwardly cohesive
But Inwardly, the city lacks that all together
Which makes the city a dangerous place to be.
Nikolai Curtis