Bed bugs dominate the shelters we access
And your hard-earned money
gets stolen out your chest
Bullying is at an all-time high
Why I gotta resort to prison bunk beds
and staring in the sky?
Wishing I had another outlet
Butting up with mental health
and staying upset
If John L. Young and Pat Handy knew
how their shelters are being handled
they would be tossing and turning in their graves
Praying for better days for us all
sneaking inside and outside
of Union Station mall
Being classified as street thugs
don’t know whether to dodge
the cops or those damn bugs
Yes, those bed bugs is serious
and them walking me out of my wool blanket
Is makin’ me furious
Why it seem like the government is crooked
and all the less fortunate
take the whipping
I think I know what makes sense:
Thanking my creator
for Street Sense
Read part one of the series: “Our Tent City”
