The Slums

 That should be obvious
Of course it won't
Any fool knows that.

Even in the winter.

Consider for a moment.

What?
Consider what!
They never have.

Why now?
Certainly it means nothing.

It's all a lie.

What else could it be?
That's right.

Sure.

Any way you look at it.

A silk hat.

A fat belly.

A nice church to squat in.

My holy ass.
.
.

What should they care about?
It's quaint.

Twelve kids on the fire escape.
.
.

Flowers on the windowsill.
.
.

You're damn right.

That's the way it is.

That's just the way it is.

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