Robert C. Koehler: Shatter alley
by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Content Agency
Nov 17, 2022
3 minutes
Can a poem transcend fury — fury combined with helplessness? Can individual property owners join NATO?
Having no other options than simply to continue seething, let me tear myself psychologically open for a moment here and see what happens. Yeah, this is personal. And yeah, I live in Chicago — part of what would, I presume, be called the “inner city,” which is where trouble happens, right? A lot of people avoid the inner city. Watch out, it’s dangerous.
But it’s been my home for the last 45 years and I love it for many reasons
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