The Happy HomeA Poem by timthyNo description neededIf I portray the appearance Of devout perseverance Only promise the assurance Of predestined disappearance Each of us like a wave Back and forth , as before Asked by gravity to behave Instinctively crash against the shore We are not out of place Just souls out of placement In search of attic space However stuck in the basement The attic is where We all long to be The basement is there To store past memories Memories stored in the attic Over years may collect dust Forgotten remnants in the basement Become dilapidated and rust You can always dust off Those sweet attic dreams Those basement nightmares you scoff Your raw and wounded past screams We as humans possess An innate ability to store An ability to suppress Sensations felt before We pack them in cases Adorned with a label Forgetting those sensations had faces Sort them out when we're able Those basement memories You deny and avoid Perhaps without those memories Attic dreams would be destroyed Unpack those captive memories You have trapped in a box Both the attic and the basement Possess the same key for their locks We all have our pasts Some buried, some suppressed Finally , we should all try at last To put this theory to the test Both the attic and the basement Have keys to unlock the soul Together in divine placement To make the home a whole... © 2014 timthyAuthor's Note
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Added on January 21, 2014 Last Updated on January 21, 2014 Authortimthycoloniial heights, VAAboutI am a sagittarius, I write based on ultimate highs and surrealistic lows. I usually don't cover the middle ground. Not pessimistic, not optimistic, just REALISTIC. I look forward to critiques, and be.. more..Writing
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