Indigence explodes raining shards of impotence on the imprisoned
broken families searching for an identity in fallen debris
red brick towers stand tall desolate and bare against the sky
windows broken and hollowed out
shelter violence which points guns pulling triggers of hatred killing innocence
bullets speed quickly across barriers of time piercing the future
the war is on
crack and smak smiling illusions of happiness stand on the corner
thieves steal through the night silent phantoms in the dark breaking into lives
drugs rob the children
hunger devours their strength
they sleep in anger
the streets lure the young with promises of riches stifling the spirit
car radios blasting curses and obscenities sing of degradation and humiliation
mothers shed tears crying for children gone astray lost in shades of gray
parents are haunted by screams from beyond the grave of murdered children
stresses and messes encroach on the human psyche crippling compassion
homeless people wait on housing that never comes
poverty marches on
debts kick in the door and surround the occupants pinning them in a deep freeze
ice spreads throughout the city rags ward off the cold
garbage lines the curbs then swirls in a frigid breeze falling back to earth
while pigeons flapping wings over webbed feet go together looking for something to eat
Jesus is waiting
Silently keeping vigil
Through the long dark night
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