Desolation of the City
A Merry Sunday to you all. Earlier this morning I decided to run a few miles through the city to enjoy the last few days of tolerable weather here. I was, however, greeted by a horrifying reality that I had placed in the back of my mind for some years. The major Metropolitan areas of the United States are absolutely disgusting, and it takes seeing it firsthand to really experience/ understand it. I'm currently living in a relatively middle-class mixed area near Downtown, but just a 5 minute walk southwest and you enter what is essentially a slum with a fresh coat of paint. By far, it is not the worst area of town (nor the worst area I've ever lived in). But, I would never be caught there past 10:00PM, even just driving through the area is not "safe" in the slightest. The first thing you will notice as you enter into such an area, is the sudden appearance of trash and other such detritus lying around. Bits of plastic, cups, bags, wrappers, etc. li
