November 17, 2018
Summertime
By Terry Stolz
The middle of August
Hotter than Hell
Smoldering streets
Blistering heat
Humidity off the lake
Steam from the streets
Wafting into the air
It’s Chicago’s summertime
Scorching the bottoms of children’s feet
Opening fire hydrants
Looking for relief
Boys and girls running frantic
A two by four and an old truck tire
Creative minds, laughter is loud
A fountain is created
Washing away urban blight
Filling the neighborhood with delight
Chaotic bliss
A black box on a slow roll
Spinners going round
A darkened window opens
Sig Sauer, Glock 19
A staccato speech
Rap-pah tap tap, Rap-pah tap tap
A child hits the ground
She could be seven, maybe eight?
She’ll never be NINE!
Add her name to the deceased
Soon to be another, NUMBER… added to the count
Mother’s cry, Vigils gather
The Press may write, Maybe not
Does the Government Care? It seems not!
Beware… “Summertime.”
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