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New York City by Numbers

July 12, 2024
By LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
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One hundred

And two

floors 

Stacked one on top of the other 


Six thousand

Five hundred

Windows,

All peering out at the world around me

 

One thousand

Four hundred

And fifty four

Feet,

That’s how tall I am

 

From my mighty perch

High up in the sky

I see the buildings the stretch for miles,

feel the roaring wind and pounding rain and warm sun

hear the noises of the city and of sky

 

I am grand,

A watchful figure

A landmark

Of this great and glorious city


The author's comments:

Lucy Steward is a high school junior in New York City. Her works have been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and appeared in the Authoethnographer, Humans of the World, Poet’s Choice, Sad Girl Diaries, and Teen Ink. A writer,  poet, and lover of history she is currently working on her first novel and is constantly slipping into fantasies that feel as real as the world around her. Lucy is also a classically trained pianist, a songwriter, and in a rock band. As anyone does, she loves a good night's sleep.


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