Why am I homeless?

Ollie's Trolley restaurant in D.C.

Gerry Dincher

Downtown on E Street, 
I go to Ollie’s Trolley, 
just to get a feel, for my man, Ollie. 
About to go insane, probably, 
and release these scars. 
I go next door, to Harry’s Bar.
And then to Peet’s, for sweet tea, 
tired of sayin’ R-I-P. 
I thought my mind was gone, 
so hard to carry on, 
Dec 29th, the day I lost Sean. 
Then things really got scary, 
when I got news, 
about Towana, and Mary. 
Then my insanity really sparked true, 
when they told me, 
what happened to Moo. 
Oh really, my heart ripped, 
when brother Juvie got shot, 
around Mayfair. 
Who am I in this world? 
I’ll never know. 
Why don’t cousin Ricardo and I 
talk about my granny? 
Fannie, I miss doing your hair. 
So that’s why I’m homeless, 
I lost so much, I ain’t even there.

 

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