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Ghetto in my Head

...I've never been in a war zone
but one time I got lost on my way to wriggly field
ending up in a tilted, burned-out ghetto.
A cherry pulled me over for being out of place
and said leave asap for i...

Categories: chicagoans, baseball, poverty,
Form: Free verse

The Chicago Way

...I pen now of days of ultimate charm……
Of walking at midnight with no fear of harm.
When days were heaven, not a living hell.
When riding downtown was safe, on the Chicago El.

The Chicago Theatr...

Categories: chicagoans, change, chicago, childhood, fear,
Form: Rhyme

Go Cubs

...You can spend nine years in Chicago and not see everything.
I know this because I spent nine years in Chicago, I doubt if I saw half of it.
Do not miss the Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, the Baja...

Categories: chicagoans, travel,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

A Question For Chicagoans

...MLK assassinated
   looting and burning

Bulls win the NBA title
   looting and burning

George Floyd murdered
   looting and burning

Chicagoans
   What are you not learning...

Categories: chicagoans, city, history,
Form: Free verse

Three Limericks On 'The Strike' --- Three Different Points of View

...TEACHERS'S UNION

Lori Lightfoot's no better than the rest
Crafty wiles and forced smiles don't pass our test
   She promised the moon
   She crooned a sweet tune
Then she zinged us with zealot...

Categories: chicagoans, leadership, school, teacher, work,
Form: Limerick

History Politics Geography

...HISTORY    POLITICS    GEOGRAPHY

Some guy once said there's lies, damn lies, and statistics
But he surely meant lies, damn lies, and politics;
And since all the people  are dead in history
Why to st...

Categories: chicagoans, education,
Form: Couplet