neighbors come and go
in the smokey heat
this house is dark
and cool, cats complaining
of boredom and neglect
yowling up and down
the dusty staircase
why do we live each day?
through fire and flood
and darkening news
the absence of loves
everywhere, pain
women laugh
loudly, in the street
don't they know?
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~ SB =^..^=
http://www.sbpoet.com
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