I've watched this city burn twice
In my lifetime
And the most notable thing
Was the arrival of the
Politicians in the
Aftermath
Proclaiming the wrongs of
The system
And demanding new
Policies toward and for the
Poor

Nothing was corrected last
Time
Nothing will be corrected 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 live
Very well