The Politicians Don’t Really Care



The cracked streets are quiet

and the clouds are all dark... 

The French Quarter is eerily empty

as the criminals leave their mark...


The broken shutters are closed

and the iron gates are all locked...

The locals are too scared to come out

and the tourists are all shell shocked...


The drains can no longer handle

the rains from up above...

City Hall is a dismal failure

showing overtaxed locals no love...


The police are overwhelmed

and the politicians don’t really care...

They expect the cops to succeed

on a wing and a frickin prayer...


The jazz music is already gone

and the great chefs have all left town...

The pimps and their girls suffer

cuz there’s no more money around...


What’s happened to New Orleans

over the last few years...

Our children have all left us

Leaving the grandparents in tears...


We elected corrupt politicians

And they stole our very soul...

They left the heart of New Orleans

With nothing more than a flooded pothole...


©2020 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

Photograph: David Dunn

#politics #politicians #FrenchQuarter

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