Descriptive Essay Example #1

Describe a town or city centre in the early hours of the morning.

I stood transfixed at the middle of the pavement. The sun, hidden behind fluffy
clouds, radiated its luminescence onto towering skyscrapers. The sunlight bounced off the
pristine glass panes of commercial office buildings, blinding onlookers. Hordes of people
walked past in a flurry, like a time-lapse, the noise gradually amplifying as shops opened and
customers rushed in.

The smell of sweet confectioneries wafted past my nose, quickly followed by the
greasy touch of smoking bacon making me queasy in the summer heat. Burgeoning cafés
and fast-food restaurants opened their doors which were immediately flooded by throngs of
the ravenous youth. Filling their appetite with meals lathered in fat and guzzling acidic drinks
that wear away their teeth.

Curtains on the windows of luxury shops were rolled up as struggling passers-by

looked on with covetous gleams. Not even daring to visualize any of those impeccable
clothes and exorbitantly priced accessories on their filthy bodies. On the other hand, men
and women clad in immaculate clothing trod lightly into those shops. Their eyes filled with
clairvoyant images of themselves proudly swathed in meticulously woven fabric.

Cars zoomed past the blemished roads with an echoing, metallic grind that grated my
ears with a harsh dissonance. They varied in sizes from two-seater sport cars with revving
engines to sand-filled trucks trundling towards construction sites. Carefree teenagers filled
with the exhilarating exuberance of youth whizzed past the pavement floors on electric
skateboards, paying little attention to safety. No helmets but rather wearing branded hats
and black coated sunglasses as they pulled off impossible tricks and revelled in the gawking
stares of onlookers.

I slowly began shuffling across the pavement, hearing the leaves scrunch under my
feet. Wrappers lined the path, swirling and surging as cars crossed. A homeless man sat in
the corner, with a board that read, ‘NEED MONEY FOR FOOD, right beside an opulent hotel
as people walked in to wallow in pleasure and luxuries. I picked a few coins of my leather
wallet and let it slip into his bowl trying to avoid his pleading gaze as much as possible. I
looked at my watch and realized I was late, but it didn't matter. I was fed up of this
monotonous life. I needed an escape.

(374 words)
By GauthamK (Wattpad)