Black Poetry : Maxwell Street Closed

Bishop

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This will only appeal to those from the Windy City or those who had the pleasure to visit Maxwell Street more commonly called Jew Town!!


Driving on the expressway
Exiting at Halsted Street
crowds gather round
for this is the place called jew town
where you can buy a brand new pair of gym shoes
at half the price
negotiating
bringing the price down
mothers
clothed thier children from this spot
known as an unofficial landmark
but slowly
the town started to fade away
stores closed
street vendors moved
progress they say
but one thing remained...
those polish sausages
covered in the smelliest onions
drowned in mustard and accented with Hot peppers
smell captures you a mile away
24 hour operation they never close
visited by the poor and the rich
the young and the old
pork chop sandwiches
and onion covered burgers
this was true chicago eating
The Jew Town polish is worth more
than the key to the city
but yesterday
closed a chapter
in an age old tradition
for the last two great staples
on Maxwell Street closed
the Polishes are gone
closed for the very first time
slated to reopen elsewhere
and return to this spot
2 years from now
but the damage is done
and tradition is over
for Jew Town for the sake of progress is no more!!!!!
 
yessssss!!

gone
lost
no more
i remember all da blues song there
the call out on da street as i walk
eatting a jew town polish
man!! the thoughts of it
just kill me slowly....dayumm! bishop
u hit home on this one here......:(
 

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