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Nov 17
poem
emi_art_now

Corner lot

Someone finally bought the corner lot
Right next to the movie theatre
And everyone hoped it would bring a promise,
Something the locals could appreciate.

But when the Porsches pulled up,
And built up 
That little corner lot,
That I could view quite clearly from the window of my dad's office,
The view of the water was blocked. 
It was only for the wealthy 
Who may have booked a room. 

That corner lot should have been for everyone. 

 
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  1. Treblemaker
    Nov 18, 2021

    OoOh solid poem. You told such a grand story in such few lines, what a skill. I'd love to hear to spoken :)

    I write because the music of language spoke to me in books and I wanted to make a beautiful noise to answer back ~ Lee Williams.

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  1. emi_art_now
    Nov 18, 2021

    Wow! thank you!

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