Shattered

"Love and hope and sex and dreams
Are still surviving on the street
Look at me, I'm in tatters!
I'm a shattered
Friends are so alarming
My lover's never charming
Life's just a cocktail party on the street
Big Apple
People dressed in plastic bags
Directing traffic
Some kind of fashion
Shattered
Laughter, joy, and loneliness and sex and sex and sex and sex
Look at me, I'm in tatters
I'm a shattered
All this chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter 'bout
Shmatta, shmatta, shmatta, I can't give it away on 7th Avenue
This town's been wearing tatters
Work and work for love and sex
Ain't you hungry for success, success, success, success
Does it matter?
Pride and joy and greed and sex
That's what makes our town the best
Pride and joy and dirty dreams and still surviving on the street
And look at me, I'm in tatters, yeah
I've been battered, what does it matter
Don't you know the crime rate is going up, up, up, up, up
To live in this town you must be tough, tough, tough, tough, tough!
You got rats on the West Side
Bed bugs uptown
What a mess this town's in tatters, I've been shattered
My brain's been battered, splattered all over Manhattan
Uh-huh, this town's full of money grabbers
Go ahead, bite the Big Apple, don't mind the maggots, huh
Shaoobie, my brain's been battered
My friends they come around they
Flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter
Pile it up, pile it up, pile high on the platter."

Image taken at The Whitney Museum of American Art, located in the West Village/Meatpacking District of Lower Manhattan.

Trending 12/16/16

[Judy Starrett]

Great pic!

[Call me Joe]

Very interesting piece of art, I miss NY so much:(!!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very interesting and somewhat disturbing looking piece of art. Excellent shot and I love your composition.

[Cathy]

Very strong image... and not the kind of art I want in my living room! :)

[gloria jones]

Great shot...neat composition, details

[tony gig]

Great shot...

[carol white]

Great capture. Fav!! 😃

[Taffy]

Fascinating.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[Richard Sayer]

Sad, sad reflection on life in in the 21st C.

[Rachel]

Cool shot! Totally agree with Richard.

[Danny G.]

@joemuli @mittens @calm @taffy @vignouse @rachelpeony Thanks for the interesting comments. I found this piece of art to be quite evocative, and I was drawn to it in many ways. As far as it being controversial and / or disturbing, I find that completely appropriate. If art does not convey strong emotions (just like our photography), then what is its purpose? Happy holidays to all and I appreciate your comments and friendship.

[Ivan]

Strange image. Happy Christmas, Danny - it was the way I was raised! :)

[Danny G.]

@ivan Happy Christmas to you and Tina, Ivan! If you ever get to NYC, the Whitney Museum is a worthwhile destination.

[Kareen King]

Excellent composition and interesting poem. Fav!

[Ivan]

@soboy5 Thank you, Danny. It's on the list, thank you :)

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting

[Krista Marson]

dang, this is pretty darn cool.

[Sandy]

Disturbing piece of art, but it fits the lyrics perfectly, or maybe it's the lyrcs that fit it perfectly. Great capture and POV.

[Simply Amanda]

Crazy cool!!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Seeing this would leave me with a lasting impression! Interesting find.

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

She could almost be real!
Thanks for the follow and apologies for not thanking you earlier!