On the Block Where I Live

Drunks yell & fight 
Neighbors are nosey 
Fences are 7 ft high 
Like the wall of china 
People pass like ships in the night 
Without so much as a wave or nod 
Saying good morning to thy neighbor 
Next door or two houses down
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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