Monday, 28 January 2019

Moving Out

A house never forgets
how to hold its own

but it’s hard
to stay whole

when hallways
fill spaces

with hauntings;
shadows

slink past sunlight
behind curtains

at dusk, slicing
through memories

no one cares enough
to carry.

4 comments:

Lise Larsen said...

Liked this one too! Thanks.

po johnson said...

"when hallways fill spaces with hauntings"
I am moving a lot, between two countries, I can relate to this one. Myself, I have very impersonal flats, reflecting my personality. Empty spaces that I need to fill out. Sorry, I'm rambling. :)
Anyway, I really liked to read this!

Ariane Lewis said...

Thanks for your feedback. I always wonder what happens to the spaces we leave. What remains, what fades away? And who doesn't enjoy a good rambling!

Ariane Lewis said...

Po, your rambling led me to tweak my piece. Again, rambling proves essential!