DUMBO

Below the bridge by sprawling Brooklyn Heights,
a promenade awaits all dressed in stone.
It flanks the view of soaring man-made flights
of concrete, steel, and cables overgrown.
While standing proud above the river’s course,
the bridge holds on to time and history.
Where once the traffic was on foot, the source
of commerce flows in automotive spree.
The weight of modern life in Brooklyn’s heart
suspends itself beyond the borough’s reach.
These neighborhoods are breathing out their art
and breathing in the chaos and the peace.
In Down Below the underpass’s shade
the history of modern Brooklyn’s made.