the slow demise

The slow demise The houses in the hamlet emptie  old people are passing away  A timeworn man tried to flee his empty rooms of stillness His many children had gone away leaving him with an idiot son  Who thought rabbits lived in trees tall trees eating leaves The timeworn wanted to see his daughters who lived in America The police brought him back to the place he had tried to escape In darkened rooms, he paces tries out walk the pre-ordained  Sunlight is, for him, unbearable reminds him of the future suns  He hits the walls with his fist  in anger over his loss  The idiot son, has crawled into  a corner shaking in fear of dad Death takes his dad, o, mercy! For a downtrodden life For two days and nights, the idiot sits in his corner, crying in silence Death waits for his victim, but someone breaks down the door