Dave Cox Poet Free verse

If I Was a House

If I was a house I’d be detached
Secure in my walls, untouched
My roof angled against the rain
My windows, tightly shut, secure
My front garden neat, the back
Garden uncut, scruffy, untidy
My brickwork would be red
My front door council blue
My childhood had yellow doors
We never got the blue or green
My driveway would be long
Keeping the world outside
The gates would have a chain
Wooden panels attached to 
The side walls, a gate cut 
To enter the garden, via a path
A satellite dish juts from the wall
The signal welcome, the world not.
Because, if I was a house, I’d be detached.

David Cox 02/08/22

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Terry Ireland August 2, 2022 at 3:24 AM Very clever and evocative piece - really paints a picture. Dave Cox August 2, 2022 at 4:11 AM Thank you for reading, Terry. Take care, Dave.