Years ago a government official
Came to my house
With all sorts of demands
Telling me that my thirty thousand dollar
House wasn’t good enough for
The neighborhood
Said it was a hazard
That I’d better fix up my house or else…
So he gave me a bunch of orders
And I did those
Then he gave me more
And I did those
Then he gave me more
And I did those
This went on for almost a
Decade
Numerous orders
Time and time again
Every time I did what was asked
Until the city gave up
The house is still a mess though
The roof is falling apart
The porch is rotten
The foundation is cracking
The electric is sporadic
The plumbing is shabby
My neighbors are pissed
The last crap house
In a gentrified neighborhood