Fifth Place - "City girl with a country heart" by Ashley Algarin Lopez

Simple, green, lots of back roads in between
screen doors open with no locks
roosters as your alarm clock
there are fields to run on instead of a back yard
and you can trust the white picket fence to play as your guard
see the country life often reminds me of my heart
simple, trusting with some guard
but the city, the city understand me from the start
dancers in subway stations who don't miss a beat
as you walk down on 42nd street
there's diversity and food, there's always a place to eat
cat calling is real but there is no fear
city girls are made of that NYC subway steel
nobody's too good to run for the bus
and if you think you are, you're not one of us
tall buildings that set the structure, and at times block light
but continue to shield us and remind us to stand up right
a city girl with a country heart
because although the country life reminds me to love simple
the city, has taught me to love hard

About the Author

Ashley Algarin Lopez is a self-published poetry author from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Her debut book “She’s no longer here” was just the start of her passion for poetry. She began writing in 2019 as a form of self-love and healing and with her words she hopes to help others do the same.