When I think about Chicago, I imagine my feet walking a million miles, everywhere I’ve gone in this beautiful city. I mostly have memories of sidewalks—cracked sidewalks, with litter and chain fences on the side, my bright shoes the only pop of color in a gray landscape. Or maybe pretty sidewalks, swept, walked on by lots of people every day, lined by green grass in straight lines. I can of course remember the sidewalk in front of my house, my feet must’ve traced this ground a million times. Playing foursquare, sprinting, racing, stained with our blood and dirt and juice spills. Whether I am walking a journey I know so well that my feet think for me, or I am guiding myself to a new place, the sidewalks of Chicago are an ever loyal grid. My feet have hopped, jumped and skipped everywhere I can allow them—the beautiful beaches, with sand between my toes; running, cart wheeling, and playing on green grass. Darting across streets, dancing in the square. In rain, in snow, in sunshine; in boots, in sandals, in soccer cleats. These are my footsteps of Chicago. —Violet O. Life in the city
Every day I wake up to the sounds of the city, The cars speeding past, The trains going by, These sounds mean that I’m at home. There may be buildings, There may be highways, But without sound, life in the city isn’t the same, The sirens of police cars, The ringtones of cell phones, These sounds mean that I’m at home. The city has nature, But the city also has technology, The fingers on keyboards, The singing of sparrows, These sounds mean that I’m at home. Some people like quiet suburbs, But the life in the city is filled with noise, The voices of people, The feet of animals, These sounds mean that I’m at home. —Lauren S.
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Life in the city keeps me really really busy because at night I’m out like a light Life in the city it really. really smells Can’t you tell? Life in the city the buildings are tall it makes me feel really small.
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