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STOLEN TIME

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The hallway hums with ghosts of feet, a trail of soft, lost whispers so sweet The wallpaper peels like ancient skin, revealing maps where time has been. A teacup left in midnight’s grip, still warm—as if just from the lip of someone who turned out the light and stepped into the sheer of night. The floorboards creak a coded name, the dust conspires to hide the blame. No clock ticks here, yet shadows climb the stairs, in sync with stolen time. And if you listen—really strain— you’ll hear the house breathe once again: a sigh that bends the candle’s glow toward the door left long ago. Some say it’s wind. I know it’s more. The latch still waits. The hinge still mourns.
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Gauthier Avatar
March 24, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Strong finale ~ well done
George Avatar
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
There is a mysterious tone to the whole poem. Dear Sara, you have succeeded in creating an eerie atmosphere. "Some say it’s wind. I know it’s more. The latch still waits. The hinge still mourns." These concluding lines add to great suspense that has been there from the beginning.
Etgen-Baker Avatar
February 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
wow, thanks, Valsa, for your thorough and insightful comments and encouragment. Grateful for your instincts and profundity.
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