I hear Chi-town singing

I hear

I hear Chi-Town singing

Heed the laughter

Crackle of iniquity ridiculing reminiscent

Residents of the Robert Taylors

Cabrini colonist and..

Inhabitants of the Iki’s- Continuing acts of violence

“Yo, yo” inducted into everyday activity

And intrinsic proclivity

Wailing of sirens fighting the community

Listen to the feet running from the screams

The everlasting nightmares turn to reality

A formality

Has become the normality

For Chicago isn’t Chicago without the acidic rain

That falls upon our window panes

No other city is quite the same

From the pits of the hellish hood kids strive  for fame

The flames, Chicagoans try to tame

As the man laughs at our wanting for change

And I stand on the mountain high

Listening to the screams,

The crying,

The sighs…

The beat of liberated souls are ringing

Chicago, I hear you singing

Ashley 'Urban' Walker