Early spring in Hyde Park, Chicago I turned on the radio Illinois is losing its population The property tax is so high and the other problems I didn’t quite catch Many people who used to have houses here, careers here Have kids in school here, are uprooted Those people who love this city Have to move to some other places, some better places Chicago is no longer the third largest city in the U.S. The radio host said it’s just like people running out From China and North Korea They all want to pursue freedom What? The guest was certainly appalled By this nonsensical analogy All right, it’s a radio program, a late night talk Yeah, he’s a little bit radical, but he just wanted to stress The fact that Houston is the third largest city now They must be doing something right Or is that so? I doubt it, but I have no say in it I have lived in Chicago for several years But I have never felt like a Chicagoan Actually I feel trapped In such a chill comfort zone The university library, the intellectual community, the bookstores The gunshots and strong-arm robberies All a few blocks away In early spring, Hyde Park, Chicago I, too, want to break free to somewhere else Anywhere -- http://blog.roodo.com/kamadevas --

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