Went By the House the Other Day

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LostNight
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Went By the House the Other Day

Post by LostNight » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:20 pm

Went By the House the Other Day

Walk by the old house today
Where the rusted screen door laid
Still empty after all these years
Creaking floors that held so many tears

Clapboard siding lost all of its memories
Of what the colors used to be
Broken fence letting the weeds out
Now covers the old living room couch

Walk down the driveway today
Where the kids road their bikes and played
It’s sad it never did sell
All our dreams that went away and fell

Closed the gate when I left and don’t know why
I think it was something in me deep inside
The place has become quite the eye sore
I won’t be going back anymore…
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The wheels of time
how ever slow
speeds up
as we grow

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So much be said
with so few words

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Leysa
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Re: Went By the House the Other Day

Post by Leysa » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:50 am

Some memories have to be put to rest ...

Excellent metaphor -- I identified with so much of this.

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Re: Went By the House the Other Day

Post by poeticpiers » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:18 am

sometimes its wiser to cut your losses and move on
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