The Windy City

The Windy city 
Chicago a city by the Lake Erin
A blanket of white and the wind
Whistles between sky -scrapers
The great city is not what it used to be
Now it is like third world place 
Where bullets whistle through the night 
Citizens are no longer safe
Those who can move out leaving it to
The hateful and bloody pavements 

I remember the 1968 riots and ever since
Chicago looks like an African city 
Demanding and intolerant of other folks 
Opinion and guns sit loosely in the holster
Of friend and foe
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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