Friday, July 17, 2020

Limerick Friday #473: Wrapping Up An Incomparable Street Drama -- Day 124


'Twas the summer of "The Wire"
Viewing a street life dire
Spent on Baltimore's corners
With hoppers, knockos, and mourners
David Simon, a genius to admire

With a sawed-off, he stood
An anti-hero with some good
Despite all the shooting
You find yourself rooting
For Omar, the ghetto Robin Hood

"Led" by an ignorant fool
And his party of pro-death ghouls
Nowhere safe from its scars
Not parks, stores, or bars
And sure the fuck not at school

The final season marked a fall
With tales and lies tall
Jumped the shark a tad
But still I'm glad
For any "Wire" seasons at all

Finished the series entire
'Twas full of grit and fire
When they said goodbye to Bug
And Dukey gave him a hug
I cried a little because that's "The Wire"


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