Charles Bukowski
I’ve watched this city burn twice
in my lifetime
and the most notable event
was the reaction of the
politicians in the
aftermath
as they
proclaimed the injustice of
the system
and demanded a new
deal for the hapless and the
poor.
 
nothing was corrected last
time.
nothing will be changed this
time.
 
the poor will remain poor.
the unemployed will remain
so.
the homeless will remain
homeless
 
and the politicians,
fat upon the land, will thrive
forever.
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