I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE
IN THIS CITY



I wonder how many people in this city
live in furnished rooms.
Late at night when I look out at the buildings
I swear I see a face in every window
looking back at me,
and when I turn away
I wonder how many go back to their desks
and write this down.
(Leonard Cohen, The Spice-Box Of Earth)

(2009)