Urban Renewal on Display
Urban renewal on display Brick and Mortar decay Shiny material erected Up, up and away Brick and mortar are sturdy Capable of withstanding Winds, hurricanes and the dirty All except, rebranding Shiny material being built up Adjacent to brick foundations Once thriving now obscure Real estate moguls on the come-up Concrete jungles disappearing New structures and engineering Urban renewal on display Scores of people and their lives astray Working people, families now dispersed Throughout the city, worries mount On deaf ears their cries fall, unrehearsed The times this has happened; too many to count Real estate moguls, investors and the like Padding their pockets and feeling delight Meanwhile everyday people are being discarded Like old shoes when they should be safeguarded The same people running the ship Keeping the business afloat While you sit back on your yacht or big boat So, who is displaying true stewardship?
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Urban Renewal on Display was written in response to the picture prompt by Sadje for What Do You See?
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