Urban Internationalism

Perth is an international city
it is thriving, it's lively
cars stream over its freeways
engines roaring, wheels turning

Perth has a great lifestyle
because it has more than one Maccas
    it has polluted rivers
concrete everywhere, pissed idiots in front bars
and a night sky lit by advertising

Perth smells of progress,
   or should I say petrol fumes?

You can tell Perth welcomes tourists
just so long as they have money to spend
    and are happy to spend their time
eating $20 pastas and buying expensive trinkets

Perth is the sunniest of Australia's cities
   but you can shelter underneath the smog

You can sit yourself down on an ideal beach
or spend some time in one of the many gardens,
parks and reserves
   or Swan about on the River
but just remember concrete is beautiful
and so is the sweet smell of progress

Perth is an international city,
it has all the modern conveniences,
all the brand names
and the filthy rich are welcome here
just as they are in New York or London