Gentrification and Lenin

A clear sign of gentrification
in our neighborhood
was when Lenin
moved across the street
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He had been on our roof
since the fall
of the soviet union.
We used to have great
sunset parties
by his feet
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When our building was sold
to a real estate developer,
the old owner took Lenin with him

Now he stands on a roof
on Norfolk street
still keeping a check on
Wall Street

You can see him if you stand on
Houston and look south
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We are very few of the old tenants left
and we no longer have
Lenin-sunset parties
on our roofIMG_2746

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