great

 escapes

number

 one

sometimes

no
amount 
 of
 shopping
drinking
 TV
 or other
distractions
will do

  short
 of
 writing

  poetry

it's time
 to get
out
 of the city

f
  a
   c
     t

all cities have
 a
 river
  flowing through them

start
there

walk cycle
swim
whatever

head            up       river

stay close

to
the
  river's
bank

smaller

as it       gets

&

until

you
get
to

the source

.

that's

hang out there
 for a while

until
 you're ready
 for
 the
  city  

swirling 

and its
         

 descent    

numbness

the               city         was            london

the river  the thames

I

 go

 alone

p
u
r
e

  me

    the  bike

   the river

 and a bed

         under

  the stars

r
o
m
a
n
t
i
c
?

 of

 course!