Yonge Street
Empty stores
for lease
My steps passing
bookstores ,
crowded lit cages of diners , and vacant doors .
The second floors sing
with promise of neon massage .
Hanging socks and laundry ,
clothes lines,
are up on second floors
as well.
Someone is home
above the
storefronts drying out
on a weeknight
all in a yellow glow .
The condos will be
coming
and soon
no one will know
what this city block
looked like
In the 1900’s
PWChaltas 
Oh, this poem made me sad.
Yonge Street really is losing its character.
Hi Lydia,
Hope you are well. Yes it is sad when all traces of history disappear whether its a street , city or relationship.