House of Brick

HOUSE OF BRICK


I have lived lies before you
I have lived lives since
The old ones all adore you
The new one just ignores you
Within his newly finished fence


Once, I built a house of straw
That loved to get its fix
From that wreckage, built a house of cards
And in that aftermath, sticks
Now I’m thinking, maybe, bricks


Hope for a sunny day
But plan for the storm
The chaos of wings
As the butterfly stings
Preparation keeps the blizzard warm
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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