Within the confines of a four by two room
she ate, slept and dreamt up a future
beyond the double glazed windows
that held her prisoner
fourteen years had passed and for each of those
a memento was stashed beneath floorboards
to remind her of another year
she had outlived
and with it; their expectations of her early demise
learning to live with just a glimpse of a normal world
when in hers she was allergic to everything that existed
within theirs
Author notes
AutumnGypsy
credit takemypainaway of Deviant art!
http://takemypainaway.deviantart.com/art/dead-house-79301410
A contest entry
- A whole different contest (CLOSED NO MORE ENTRIES ACCEPTED) by takemypainaway.
360 points, ended September 15, 2008, 16 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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You did an amazing job with this. I really like this very much.
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I chosse your poem over hpWICKEDangel because you had better form!! CONGRATS you will be moving on!!!
thank you for entering
--kat -
this was very good i though that you showed much effort and brought the house to life
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wow. I took a look at the picture and you really gave it life! it kind of freaked me out!lol.. but it was sorrowful as well. You did a wonderful job with the prompt.. Best of luck in the contest..
Angel
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