Best North Side Poems

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**North Side**


A club opened on the north side
full of women feeling festive.
Turned up, my boys are down to ride,
A club opened on the north side.
Of all the dimes, she caught my eye.
Dior fragrance, most impressive.
A club opened on the north side,
full of women feeling festive.



Jared...

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Holy
Holy
Rats coming from under my bed;
With the pieces of dried out day old bread;
Near North side poorly holy, holy and poorly 
In the ghetto tho, there’s beatings within;
Vandalism's, burglaries, drug use and gambling;
Everyone fishy, everyone wishing
For the revitalization's…
In the 20’s used to be nice
In the...

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North Side of Town



                         Wind brushing treetops
              ...

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Near North Side: Chicago


Where will the lovely lady go
on her diurnal walk?
One child in 30 years she bore,
now they do not talk.
Supple, firm, her lithe legs are,
young men wheel and gawk.
A husband left her money, though,
a poodle, too, to walk.


Donal Mahoney...

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Snow leans in against the bosom of the fence,
The safety of the shade.
The sun is low and weak from winter sleep.
She will strengthen and warm in the safety 
Of the earth’s hug. 
Like the snow, we all cling 
To the safety of our dreams....

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