Review for Sarah Dillon

(Homeward Bound) This poem provided a very dark, though accurate picture of the city. I particularly liked some of the contrasts in the poem, i.e., "Thriving on history, bleeding newfound culture", and "A city by the countryside, a city by the water." I also liked the conversational, unpretentious tone of the poem.
The image in the second stanza "Glance at the candy on the corner, That may be your daughter" really hit home with me. I have childhood friends who ended up in similar circumstances, and it made me wonder how I could prevent that from happening to my own daughter.
As far as suggestions for improvement, I think the tag lines of the second two stanzas ("Right down to the nitty-gritty, This is what we call charm city.")should be incorporated into the first stanza to provide a little more continuity and flow.

(Philo 101) I've been there. I think you did a great job of capturing the emotional confusion of the situation, particularly in the last three lines.
My only suggestion here is that you could make it a little longer, perhaps by detailing some interactions between you and this mysterious other. Or maybe by letting us in on who the mystery person is, and discussing the (apparent) conflict of interest.