Tent City, Kitchener (May 2022)

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Sing me a song

For the street folk

Down by the tracks

Camp all set.

Trying their best

To make good of it

Days ago, even when wet.

Thankful for roots

Of a sort here.

Thankful for friends

Who will share.

Smokes and some cheese

Bottled water, yes please.

All in the kind open air.

Peaceful with Law 

And the passers-by.

Some of them shout

"Get to work".

What would we do

Slightly just

Turn the screw?

Yes, hard not to

End up berserk.






Comments

  1. Ulysses Pereira28 May 2022 at 07:47

    this must be a shame to the authorities. Never seen in Canada before. In the meantime Trudeau sent millions to Africa to a program managed for UN. And to Ukraine , of course, according the orders from his boss, Klaus Schwab.

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