Tent City

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Tent City

There is a
Tent City
goin up
in my town

where
every other neighbor
can be found

No more flat screen tv`s
or
video games

Policeman there
Taken everyone`s name

Soup cookin
in an old coffee can
an American flag wavin
above an oldman


I never thought
these times
were just ahead

So many
loosing their home`s
and
No place to lay
their head

There is a
Tent City
Goin Up
in my town

Doesnt seem to matter
where you go
LA, San Dieago
or
Sacramento

Tent City
and
someone there
you probably know



Bailouts for bankers
and
elite families
but
no bailouts
for you
and
no bailouts
for me


I have seen the young
and
I have seen the old


trying to stay warm
from winters` cold

in

Tent City




They are not
bumbs
slackers
or loosers
not druggies
or
even boozers

just yesterday had
a job
and
a home
Now alone
in

Tent City

2009 Howard C Holbert       Add lyrics to favorites Add author to favorites View comments ()

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cmlestrade commented on Tent City

01-04-2010

I just read this marvelous poem to my daughter. She said excellent,excellent but so very sad. Last night I watched the Grapes Of Wrath now why did I do that. Older people told me this is no recession but a full fledged depression and the only hope is God.

Blueroad commented on Tent City

10-11-2009

They say a good poem is the one that works like a morror. A mirror in which you can see the real face of life. I think this poem has been successful in that it gives the reader the feeling of being there.

SavVySam commented on Tent City

08-10-2009

Seems like everywhere we look lately more and more are left wanting. Very sad.

Tempestlady commented on Tent City

07-30-2009

It's hard times right now for everyone. So much sadness, and grief all around. I know it's hard, the shops are closing, prices going up everywhere. A good modern piece about the current troubled economic times. Write on....

Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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