We had to pick a topic about the 19th century and write a poem about it for a “Poetry Slam”. I chose Urban Problems and Urbanization in the 19th century! Here is my poem!
Poetry- Urban Problems
Change led to crime
Change led to health problems
Change meant unsafe cities
Disease plagued many
And tenements were the shelter
Where disease was the worst
Police force- there was none
Crime- there was
Did the government care?
Streets crammed with houses
No privacy, and disease worsening
Conditions which no one deserves-
They lived in
Urban Areas- Cities-
Population growing,
Conditions worsen,
Did the government do anything to stop it?
Lives lost, falling apart
Ones looking for a better life
Never found
Noise traffic pollution
And separation
Disease still spread
Through cities
Proving tragic for many
Cities changing
Changing…
Rural farming towns no more,
Change happened fast,
The country forever changed.
Urbanization.