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When i look around the room i see that everything inside
is meant for someone else.

the pictures on the wall
the extra chair meant for a guest
the ashtray sitting there so silently 
now just an ugly paperweight

i never got to earn them
i could have but didn't see
now i sit here suffering
their availability

two cups to share the joe
a dresser meant for her clothes
an extra chair that wont stop screaming
it's the only thing i hear

everything here is meant for someone else
for a couple or a family but not for me

well i think it's time i changed that
it's my responsibility
i've got to stop this suffering
this availability

the coffee calms my nerves
a torn up sheet to make the rope
a dresser to write this letter on
the ashtray can hold the ring

the pictures on the wall
make for an okay final scene
this extra chair will stop it's screaming
when i kick it to the floor

oh yeah
woah yeah
nothing in this room is meant for anybody now
not the letter, the story,
or the golden ring
and definitely not the body on the floor

oh yeah
woah yeah
nothing in this room is meant for anybody else
not
any more.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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April 3, 2016 at 11:22 PM
Cameron, this is great spoken poetry... thank you for sharing, LINDA
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