Neighborhood

I saw a rat this summer and I use to never see rats. I hate rats and I feel like it’s the canary in the coal mine. Our city is declining.

Desperate people sometimes steal stuff, sometimes not even valuable stuff. In our neighborhood. Hostility is not a thing I notice, but the ever present struggle to survive makes a walk less relaxed. The community, writ large, is responsible to create conditions where people can work for a better life.