How Long Is Forever
He was destined to live in this castle for all of eternity
with all the cobwebs and ghosts and things of ambiguous energy
Although death did not become him the contract did stipulate
that unless another individual died in one of these old cavernous
rooms, he was to remain between the walls of Charleville castle
forever and a day...
Jordan madly typed away at his typewriter
it was to be a letter of suicide left behind
he wanted to go home he wasn't a fighter
if he had to live one more day he'd go blind
Then the doorbell rang and he opened it, ensconced in hope
she shot a furtive glance towards the room then queried,
"how many rooms does this castle own ?"
"a thousand " he replied with a croak in his voice
unleashing centuries of forever in one single bound;
He invited her into the castle then gave her a nebulous drink
"how would you like to live forever?" he asked
through drug induced eyes replied,
"well, how long is forever?"
"Sometimes just one second," he replied
then while he fanned her face just so,
she turned her lovely neck and died.
February 3, 2020
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