STERILE

I suppose it’s best
They moved the Braves’ park
To the suburbs
Clean, neat, sterile
The old park had vendors
Ragged carts
Panhandlers
Buddy can you spare a dime
People hanging out of apartments
Trash blowing down the street
People using their small yards
For parking lots
“Hey mister, only ten bucks”
Simply put
the neighborhood
had character
But the fans grew tired
Of dodging streetcars
So the Dodgers moved to LA
And the Braves
Moved to Pleasantville