Poem Retrospective 4


Considering that life is fleeting
and years are flying by fast
better post poems I’ve written
before I breathe my last

 On Saturday, May 27, 2017, I went to the Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative Town Hall at the Carnegie Centre.  The following is my message to the mayor

City of Vancouver's “Them & Us”
Victoria Marie

For them, the City builds bicycle lanes and such
For us, they think potable water too much
For them, two bathrooms, bidet, ensuite
For us, they condemn to toilet in street
For them, city bi-law enforcement a right
For us, even to ask, eviction's our plight
For them, fancy dogs, fancy cats, fancy vets
For us, rats, roaches, vermin our pets
What city do you wish to see?
Is it one where only they have rights?
Are “them and us” pitted to perpetually fight?
We demand a city where
Where everyone's dwelling is safe, is clean, 
Where concern for them AND us, more than a dream.

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