Grant Park + 

The haunting face of poverty, + 

The hands of pain, + 

The rough, gargantuan feet of fate, + 

The nails of conscience in a soul + 

That didn’t want to do wrong⁠— + 

You can see what they’ve done + 

To brothers of mine + 

In one back-yard of Fifth Avenue. + 

You can see what they’ve done + 

To brothers of mine⁠— + 

Sleepers on iron benches + 

Behind the Library in Grant Park. + 