Baltimore, Oh Baltimore

My fair city is being torn apart

Baltimore, Oh Baltimore how I love thee 

But now our fair city is being destroyed 

Fires set and places looted 

When will this end?

This is my home and you are breaking it apart 

Do you think that this will get you anywhere? 

This is not about race or justice 

This is pure madness and destruction 

Baltimore, Oh Baltimore reduced to rubble

People causing toil and trouble 

Do they think they will get respect?

Do they think this will change anything?

Destroying something so many people fought for 

A long history of men and women's hard work all for nothing

When will this end?

Does someone have to die for them to be satisfied?

Baltimore, Oh Baltimore I pray for thee 

We need to make a change 

We need to come together 

Baltimore doesn't deserve to be destroyed 

"How terrible it is to love something that death can touch" 

Author's Note

"How terrible it is to love something that death can touch" - The Book Thief

Reviews

[Richard]

This is really good.
Is Baltimore in trouble?

[MandaBear]

It was. We had a whole bunch of people rioting here a few weeks ago. They were burning buildings and such it wasn't good.

[Richard]

wow, no not good :S
that's crazy ... is USA falling apart? we don't hear about you guys anymore except for problems ...

[MandaBear]

I don't know if we are falling apart yet but I think we are close and wee all should start focusing more on the good then the bad.... at least not all the time anyway

[Richard]

yeah I agree. but it's hard yeah
but you can't put on a happy mask if the world's changing or dying, what can ya do really?

[Richard]

it's like you can make yourself happy but you still need other people ... and if no one wants anyone else why be fake happy for yourself

[MandaBear]

Yeah true. Oh well right

[Richard]

oh well right.

[SquinklaPsyOps]

I like the structure of your composition... and the message. Brilliantly reasoned with sublime imagery.