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I walk the street.
The street of The American Nightmare.
The moon is gone, no stars shine tonight.
The smog and ash are too thick.
The homeless gather to stay warm in their alleys.
  Among them lie broken bottles, broken boxes's,
  broken boards, broken dreams, broken lives.
The sidewalk is cold cracked concrete.
The gutters are filled with filth and the tears of many.
The streetlights are dim and tilt and sway,
  like the minds of politicians.
The houses hold within them the hearts of the,
  hopeless and the helpless.
The Market sells the Grand Illusion of the,
  Capitalist.
The park is empty and forgotten,
  like the wallet of the common American.
Yet, still I walk.
I am not afraid!

[May 1, 2013 S. Staples St. - This poem turned the tide of my life for the better]

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 8/19/2016 3:32:00 AM
Very nice. W
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Date: 8/16/2016 7:10:00 AM
Very powerful, full of sad truth, this is a great write... well done ;)
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Date: 8/15/2016 9:13:00 PM
So true and so sad....great writing!
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Date: 8/15/2016 4:39:00 PM
Love this poem! Keep on writing.
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Date: 8/15/2016 12:41:00 PM
I live in a neighborhood titled violent, because it is inhabited by those considered to be desperate. I've lived here for 30 years and what I see are a lot of good peiple - white black and hispanic. What does a guy like Trump know about these sort of people? Nothing! What do the republicans know about the middle and lower classes. They know nothing. Knowing these people, I'm like you -unafraid. Love, daver
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