Luz last night the hellioned beast raised its ugly head in NewCago.
The gangs have unleashed their secret weapon.
They circled the opportunity like a predator for months
Fires are burning all over NewCago and there are just too few good people to put them out.
Those who had a job have one no longer.
Most have lost their meager possessions.
Young men are empowered with hatred.
The police are behind their iron clad doors.
Leaders had their speeches prepared in advance.
Hearts have gone AWOL.
…and if I don’t find a way to extinguish these flames, NewCago will be nothing but ashes.
“Life in NewCago” is a fictional series. The protagonist, Sam, is trying to restore a city run by gangsters and most of the people helping Sam are dead. There’s not much a single individual can do to put out the flames even if he can’t be killed.
Baltimore, a city that I love dearly, is in a shambles today. Fortunately, there are community heroes who are trying to calm the heat. May those who care about their city prevail.
This is a rather sobering post for the letter X. I want to thank the A to Z Challenge coordinators for this month of blogging.
Photography: Baltimore by L. Moon
Some bloggers participating in the A to Z Challenge:
|
1122.
|
|
|
1123.
|
|
|
1125.
|
1126.
|
|
1127.
|
1128.
|
|
1129.
|
1130.
|
|
1131.
|
1132.
|
|
1133.
|
1134.
|
|
1135.
|
|
|
1137.
|
1138.
|
|
1139.
|
1140.
|
|
1143.
|
1144.
|
|
1145.
|
1146.
|
|
1147.
|
1148.
|
|
1149.
|
1150.
|
|
1153.
|
1154.
|
|
1155.
|
|
|
1157.
|
1158.
|
|
1159.
|
1160.
|
|
1162.
|
|
|
1163.
|
1164.
|
|
1165.
|
|
|
1167.
|
|
|
1170.
|
|
|
1172.
|
|
|
1173.
|
1174.
|
|
1175.
|
1176.
|
|
1177.
|
1178.
|
|
1180.
|
