Maybe it’s pragmatism, Rahm’s call,
A vision for the future
Taking into consideration the unfortunate
Consequences of the current economic environment
Dictating sacrifices that must be made.
He does, after all, have to answer to his constituency,
Whose demands he cannot ignore.
Maybe the theory is
The depressed, disadvantaged, urban youth
Are already so far down the food chain
Their demise will barely be a blip
In the political calculations of
The city on the make.
After all, it won’t be Rahm
Across the street with his boys and their guns
Waiting for the children going to school.
He’ll make the appropriate condolences.
He’ll decry the callous disregard of life.
He’ll promise justice will be done.
He’ll ignore his own culpability.
Hopefully we will not ignore ours
And reelect him.
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