So you take me for a ride,
Through the town, just to see;
And it hurts reading "For Rent",
Where busy Main Street used to be.
Of another fast food chain;
And tell me it's been tough,
Seeing old places fade away.
Need to do some shopping you say,
So do the highway we cruise;
Past the small mom and pops,
This community stands to lose.
Once at the big box giant,
I can't join you inside;
I'm mourning the emptiness,
Of this place, that has died.
It's so easy to look past,
What's right there to see;
A quiet ride back to home,
Leaves an empty sadness in me.
For your town can't survive,
When businesses are passed by;
And soon people will say,
Why the hell did they die.
Silent streets tell the tale,
Of what has been lost;
Vacant storefronts now show,
What big box "savings" have cost.
Written by Andrea Baumann
Go Independent, Shop Small (Anywhere USA)
Originally posted May 11th, 2014
Live Local USA |"A Voice for Small Business"
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