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Chi Town Poems - Poems about Chi Town

Premium Member Wee Willie Bo
...WEE WILLIE BO By Tony Adamo... In the heart of the Delta, where the Mississippi flows, Wee Willie Bo, a soulful storyteller, arose. Twelve-bar phrases, a blues rhythm so fine, Blue notes whisper ......

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Categories: chi town, black african american, music,
Form: Spoken Word
Premium Member Cinderblockerella
...Around Chi-town there should be skull and cross bone signs. It's one of the most violent places you'll ever come by. but you'll not find murder numbers in any brochure. The locals think covering u......

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Categories: chi town, celebration, chicago, cinderella, city,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Lori Whitefoot
...the death index is at a Chi-town high while Mayor Lightfoot stands idly by she refused to hold court with Caucasian reporters stomping white folk while black people die......

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Categories: chi town, black african american, racism,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Sense of Humor
...It’s amazing how a sense of humor, can change the intake filter and quash a rumor. Lightness with brevity that comes with a spontaneous smiles,Can change the attitude of Chi town, LA, or even New Yor......

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Categories: chi town, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Don'T Wait For the Storm To Be Over
...Don't wait for the storm to be over Learn to dance in the rain. The storm will be good for the clover As dancing is good for the brain. The heart is at best just a rover Loving to go cross the g......

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Categories: chi town, character, courage, encouraging, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Paintbrush
...Chi town death town three years old shot in the head town sick town businesses burning down town white flight town chi-town-ghost town another 14 dead over the weekend town the whole fn ......

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Categories: chi town, city,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Midnight's Child
.... Chi-town has been rated just shy of a war zone. and why would anybody want to bring friends and family into a war zone.. I avoid traveling through the city as much as possible, Don't mind payin......

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Categories: chi town, city, death,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Crapperless Mansion
...Pritzker stripped crappers from his mansion to avoid paying property taxes while people are locked down he's out painting chi town the blue collar man will pick up his tab......

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Categories: chi town, chicago, corruption,
Form: Limerick
Love Hurts
...Northside of Chi-Town is full of emotion. In the ‘45 Series Cubs and Tigers are battling. Sianis buys two tickets to show his devotion. Is booted ‘cause his billy goat won’t stop bahbling. He cur......

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Categories: chi town, america, angst, baseball, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
I, Hate Like Hell
...Written By: D. Collins 2/13/16 I, hate like hell that I offended you. My Chi-Town sisters, family, and crew. Namely Krystal and Debra, my family for life. I’ve never been known to do much of a......

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Categories: chi town, friend,
Form: Sonnet
Dining Out In the Windy City
...While dining out, in old Chi town just David and the Mrs Brown peruse the menu, ask what's special the waiter says our turkey pretzel The Mrs makes an awful face but Mr says he'd love to taste......

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Categories: chi town, humor,
Form: Rhyme
The Message
...What an occasion – a Washington inauguration, A second one of the first US President, Of color. The occasion more than merely exciting, Memorial, Historic, Groundbreaking! A Chi-Town girl ......

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Categories: chi town, society, spiritual, , memorial,
Form: Free verse
Chi Town Blues
...Stop what your doin , baby lets go ..stop what your doin ..baby lets go give me that ..stop what your doing .. give me that Chicago piano ...... Chicago pizza the Cubs The hot dogs Chicago love ......

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Categories: chi town, adventure, america, hip hop,
Form: Lyric
Like Mike
...There has grown a sports tradition, On the west side of Chi-town. Where a theam that played at Roundball, Had taken man a crown. From the parquet floor of Boston, To the Hive down Charlotte wa......

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Categories: chi town, dedication, sports, uplifting
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member An Ode To Seven Prophets
...Yo, When I was younger, stronger, faster, phatter! I saw Bayard Rustin, ascending and descending on bell hooks’ reveries, And I screamed, from artistic insights, Of plights and rights, citing Mum......

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Categories: chi town, brother
Form: Blank verse

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