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She lives in an old house

by  Xenny

Posted: Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Word Count: 92
Summary: I wrote this a short while ago and have had a little go at working on it but most of it is still as it came out. Any advice would be really good thanks.




She lives in an old house
that flexes and creaks in the summer heat
sighs and shrinks when winter sets in

She takes care of herself
is not supple
hard to believe she played hopscotch once
with ease
Her skin is delicate as a rotten fruit
and could tear
but inside she’s white like snow

She is so old now
sighs and shrinks from the changing world
Her mind
aging organ or reels of Polaroid
sometimes if prompted
sees flashes of hopscotch
holding hands on warm streets
in a summer skirt
carefree