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The Old Rose City
I remember the summer
I remember the fall
I loved every season
I just loved it all
Now when I look at you
All I can see
Is trash in the streets
And tents between trees
Where is the city
I knew as a kid
Is it gone forever
Or is it just hid
From the parks
To the playgrounds
To the rivers and lakes
I sure miss
This once beautiful place
I remember the fall
I loved every season
I just loved it all
Now when I look at you
All I can see
Is trash in the streets
And tents between trees
Where is the city
I knew as a kid
Is it gone forever
Or is it just hid
From the parks
To the playgrounds
To the rivers and lakes
I sure miss
This once beautiful place
Published 17th Feb 2022
Author's Note
Portland, Oregon is my home town and my heart is broken seeing the condition it is in now with the homeless utterly destroying it. I am fed up with it and moving to McMinnville Oregon next month.
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17th Feb 2022 2:37am
Sad. Homelessness is a problem everywhere. Not everybody can earn nice wages. That plus the zillion problems hitting humans along the road of life. i wish you the best in your (future) new environment.
17th Feb 2022 4:01am
its not about earning nice wages. There are plenty of jobs, companies are desperate for workers. But these people don't wanna follow any rules and they just want to do their drugs. They also don't need to throw all their trash everywhere and live like pigs. They destroy property, intimidate people, steal from homes they camp next to. These people in Portland are lawless and I don't have any sympathy for people who just don't care how they live.
