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An old dilapidated dwelling

Long abandoned

Legends about it’s history

Eerie churnings in my stomach

As I approach it

Determined to satisfy my curiosity

 

The front door swings easily open

A musty stale breath within

Stripped of her furnishings

Standing naked, raw, bold

Up the creaking staircase I’m drawn

To a door along the hall

 

Dancing fingers chill my back

As I open the door

Empty, bare, crying with sadness

I’m feeling pain and loneliness

Crayon drawings on the wall

Depicting playful joy; escape

 

My ears hear a faint melody

A little girls voice sings softly

Of the horror of her life

Sexual abuse and beatings

Tears burn my cheeks

Sadness overwhelms my heart

 

A closet door draws my attention

The song fades as I reach for the knob

Stuck; I tug harder; it flings open…

Into the bright noonday sun

I walk through this doorway

Into a world exactly different

 

Turning, the doorway evaporates

Staring intensely at this new world

Seeing children playing joyfully

Happiness everywhere I look

A perfect moment, captured in time

I’m now lost in the eternal forever

~~~

2013








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