Saturday, December 29, 2007

The front door protests my arrival.
The whole house sags and nearly bleeds
when ever I am home.
The walls lean inward.
The floors have hardened.

Someday I will climb up and sit upon
the roof and watch it crumble.
From beneath a dusty pile of cement
and drywall, I will rest my head and sleep.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

a poem of both defeat and victory!! enjoyed its simple language. its concise edge.

writerwoman said...

Happy New Years!

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writerwoman said...

Someday I will climb up and sit upon
the roof and watch it crumble.

Love that! It feels like the secrets thoughts of every unhappy trapped person in the world.

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Anonymous said...

The poem opens with a strong line and I can clearly see the condition of the house and the writer's heart. But I love the 2nd stanza. I love the absurdness of sitting on a roof as it crumbles, Brian. The last 2 lines has me thinking that the writer will only feel peace when its contents are destroyed. I'm left with the feeling the writer is burning his bridges; excising all that he once associated with a loving home. I noticed the writer chose the word "house" over "home".

You say a whole lot in few words; something you do extremely well..:)

Anna said...

It conveys the emotion and the scene so perfectly and makes me smile involunarily as usual.

writerwoman said...

The whole house sags and nearly bleeds
when ever I am home.


Love what you did with personfication in those lines.