Above the Stars

at the beginning it was only a roof

gradually the house grew upon me

when windows are dirty I have conjunctivitis

if cupboards crackle I am rheumatic

when the sink is plugged I have indigestion

 

moreover it is not an empty house

to be able to clean and paint the floor

or the walls when I need to

little red spiders grow in the corners

fireflies and mosquitoes fill the air

mirrors have mold underneath

even books smell like old sour jam

from all these it results hypertension

or sometimes arrhythmia when newborn butterflies appear

 

however I sweep the visible and invisible dust

but in vain

a moist and dark basement began to grow

fit enough for snakes and frogs

I won’t be able to go there

because if the electricity would break down

I won’t make the difference between night and day

 

after so many years I have one regret

that when the roof grew for the first time

I didn’t know how to look at the stars

with wide opened eyes

Reviews

[Whiskurz]

Excellent word choices in this piece.......Whisk

[Cristina Moldoveanu]

Many thanks.