And the failure of imagination was complete

And that failure was universally applauded
by those who worship the god of property values

And so a quarter of a million houses
were demolished rather than renovated every year,

even though only a fraction deserved such a fate,

even though there continued to be homeless people

And thus was created tons of debris

that filled up dumps and landfills

instead of being recycled and reused,

and thus trees were cut down needlessly

and people continued to be homeless

 

 
Michael Ceraolo is is a 56-year-old retired firefighter/paramedic and active poet who has had one full-length book (Euclid Creek, from Deep Cleveland Press) published, and has a second full-length book (Euclid Creek Book Two, from unbound content press) forthcoming.