Old City

You can tell the family had money
Because of the Flemish bond
You can always tell
Alternating red and black
Stretchers and risers
An entire wall like a honeycomb
Like the fields of Flanders.
American bond, British bond...
There are much less romantic.
American, especially.
Five rows of exclusive stretchers
It's all about practicality
Brick without whimsy
Brick for a wall's sake
Well, it makes it easy to pick out
Those with the means to alternate
And how you know this wall is fake
All stretchers in a row supports nothing
But bad taste
This wall would fall over if it stood alone