Our House

Sitting in a circle square
resolute to share our pain
life as kiddies was not fair
each salute did slice a vain

Dark denial was our training
both true and false fell deep
as the blows they came a raining
none of us did peep

The memories they start to heat 
like some old lava lake
as a gaggle we retreat
cause all we knew was fate

So now we have no room to land
no space to call our own
none of it was even planned
no place was ever home

See a plot of land just there
all emerald well defined
grant it lord and well be square
just like you were so kind
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Asuncion Avatar
December 8, 2016 at 7:18 PM
This poem reminds me of the song with the same title popularized by MADNESS..... Congrats on being featured....
Lamoureux Avatar
March 26, 2016 at 9:03 AM
For me a measure of peace came when my dad passed away. No more meetings with the king!
Barry Avatar
March 26, 2016 at 10:59 PM
Thanks for the read and I'm really sorry and empathetic about your dad. It wasn't fair Richard.
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March 25, 2016 at 11:55 PM
A wonderful poem, Timothy... LINDA
Barry Avatar
March 26, 2016 at 11:00 PM
Thanks Linda!
Underwood Avatar
March 14, 2016 at 11:47 AM
A very powerful poem, well written Timothy
Barry Avatar
March 14, 2016 at 11:49 AM
Thanks Gail.
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