Discordant orchestra
rent by untuned instruments,
the underlying hum of engines
sounds the theme of endless din.
The clack of workmen moving pipes,
the bumpthump of delivery trucks,
the unrythmic thud of hammer
and the voices of children
cavorting in the playground,
serenade the senses
with varied sensual sounds,
interrupted by crash and bang
of handymen, repaair crews,
horn-blowing motorists
aspiring to be soloists,
in the daytime throb of labor.
The nighttime crack of gunfire,
the shrieks and howls
of citizens in torment,
under constant assault,
reveal the melody
of your anguised composition.