Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Burnt-out shell

 


Old burnt-out shell

sits atop the hill.

Glass all gone,

grass doesnt grow

where fires glowed.

Ravaged furnishings 

went up in the blaze.

History erased

leaving barely a trace.

Now just sits. Asleep.

In an eternal doze.

Wind rustling through open windows.

Internal walls crumbled

from the conflagration,

only the strong supports

stopping it from crashing

into its own foundations.

 

Where once life

laughed and cried,

now just a filthy weathered

relic of time.

Smiles were shared

in this old room.

Now the place is dark,

gloomy and full of doom.

People say this old place is haunted.

And it is.

By memories

that never fade.

They keep returning,

when the day ends

to sharpen the blade.

 

Upon this old hill, 

winds blow through thiis old shell.

it sits. Heat warped beams,

soot stains creeping

like vines reaching

to where dreams once dwelled.

Cobwebs float on the

breath wafting through,

as spectres of yesterday

hide in the gloom.

Spectators of misery

keep an eye on this tomb.

 

 


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