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THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF GENTRIFICATION (from the “Urban Fortresses” series)

The cycle starts with systemic neglect.
Without economic development,
communities become irrelevant,
and their residents command no respect.
Next comes the decay the experts call, “blight:”
broken windows prove dilapidation,
litter strewn about- with trash cans in sight.
and bespeak of residents’ frustration.
Then comes the, “urban redevelopment:”
the first wave of hipsters, and artist types,
the, “I don’t see colors, just people” types,
who raise up property values and rents.
But neighborhoods’ hipness, like new toys… fades
to blue lights and sirens’ harsh serenades.
HAIKU OF THE DAY 07-28-2022
Observed over summer “deep cleaning” in a Chicago Public School
Six-Word Stories 2020 #119

Haiku 2020 #31
