Abandoned House

Dusty shoes in empty hallway Slanting sun through hanging doorway Garden pathway gone to seed Flowerbeds filled with weed Dust motes playing through broken panes Dirty rivulets from recent rains Rusty streaks from leaky plumbing Constant beat from droplets drumming Shutters banging on hollow walls Echoing sadly through empty halls Tiles uplifted, cracked and broken Deserted toy, forgotten token Threadbare carpets torn and rotting Cupboards bare with mildew spotting Barren rooms, soiled and grimy Dank and damp and somewhat slimy Chipped enamel bathroom basin Shattered mirror there to chasten At anyone who stops to stare At this old house in such despair