taking measure


i leave for the office
 very early
 we're early people
 my bosses and i

 new york is the city that never sleeps
 see that man bent over there?
 he's packing it in
 it was barely 7 a.m.
 his job
 was done for the day
 at this spot
 anyway

 soon
 that empty street
 will be filled with people
 walking
 from 
the subway 
to
 their 
offices

 its amazing
 how fast
 an empty street
 can fill

 if you follow me
 (as zipcode10024)
on
 instragram
 you'd see
 how different
 it looks
 from
 day to day
 at 
7 a.m.

 the other morning 
i had
 a
 9 a.m. appointment 

the number
 of
 people
on 
the street
 was 
beginning
 to increase

by the time
 i got back
 to
 times square
the crowds
were 
overwhelming

that man
 taking
 measurements
 for some project or other
 would not 
have been able
 to stand there
 and 
get 
a clear view
an accurate measurement

i bet
 he like me
 prefers
 the empty early morning street

what time do you go to work?
is it crowded?