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It was just about the time
I noticed the number of beggars
On the sidewalks of my neighborhood
Seemed to double overnight
It was just about the time
That the local cable TV station
Began to show hardcore porn films
More explicit than ever before
It was just about the time
I started to hear the rumors
Of people I once befriended
Dying from heroin overdoses
That whenever I passed a church
I thought about going inside
And sit in a back row pew
To pray for the fate of the world
Richard Schnap is a poet, songwriter and collagist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His poems have most recently appeared locally, nationally and overseas in a variety of print and online publications.