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This House

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This House
David J Walker

This house means something to me
Its pride in its shelterings from the
Batterings
 	And elements
 I could not survive
On my own

This house means something to me
I’ve given it everything its asked for 
	That I can afford
Like the mystery of love 
	And children 
And the scrutiny of neighbors 
And city inspectors

This house means something to me
For which I have paid dearly 
	Demanding 
Nearly every penny I could earn

Sometimes I yearn 
	For the days when
Father paid for everything 
And Mother made 
	Everything else

This house means something to me
We’ve settled into a 
comfortable
	Lifestyle of unintentional 
Neglect 

This house means something to me
	I am 
Updating the frame 
That remains 
	The goal of the
Coming seasons 

But is there really a reason 
To look newer in
And older
	Neighborhood

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