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Kensington Avenue

It’s sad when poverty
leads to the proliferation
of gangs and sales of drugs
which leads in turn to addiction.

No bigger open market  for drugs exists
than one where great homelessness grew.
Gangs are thriving even to this day
there on Kensington Avenue.

Gangs of many ethnicities,
prostitutes and miserable folk
hang out there hooked on
heroin, fentanyl and coke.

A billion dollar market where I’m sure
drugs are bought as easily as soda pop.
Don’t worry that you even will get caught.
Over there one rarely sees a cop!

Copyright © Andrea Dietrich

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