*My* city?

This is your city.

These are your neighborhoods.

Colour them in.

Colour outside the lines even, if you like.

What colours do you choose?

What do they signify?

Go ahead and do it. It comes naturally to you . Go on, make yourself streamlined. Assimilate. Here your heart beats in sync. Here you can pass through crowds with enviable ease. You're not rushing here, but you like to keep up a pace.

For the days that you are back again, you have a perfect sense of direction. Its instinctive. Its flawless. No one impedes your flow.

Trains arrive as you step onto platforms. Tourists carrying suitcases up stairs, stop, smile, and gesture for you to go by. Doors are held open for you, as you enter and exit busy stores. Maybe you are meant to be here.

But then again don't forget... These streets are now off limits. Take caution when going to these places. This is your modified map.

“You've forgotten how big london is.” she said.

and yes of course, It is a big city, but... it is a city of villages. so many people following the same grooves again and again in circles. Spinning and repeating themselves over and over like scratched records.

In the tube you accept that the speed and length of the journey is out of your hands. You occupy yourself by writing, reading, people watching. You like people watching.You especially like making eye contact.

It's not quite the done thing here. It amuses you how most don't even acknowledge your gaze. A few return it with shyness, blushing maybe, or worse, return aggressive glares. so you give up the game. , and write the following in your notebook.

This morning I noticed a gorgeous young man walking into angel station. He had cheekbones you could cut something on.He wore this eccentric but chic ensemble of tweeds and tartan. something viv westwood about it, striking, set off by his massive afro. I have no idea who he is.But I saw him this morning at angel, and I just saw him an hour again this evening, walking out of marble arch.

It is a large city yes, but it is also just a series of connected parts.