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routine changes but stays the same
walk up to the door
ring the familiar bell
see the familiar floor
smell the familiar smell
feel the familiar routine. law.
footsteps asend
thudding thudding
ready to make amend
i swallow the hope
blink, and fake my best smile.
he opens the door
and says those familiar words
that stab me to the core
crush me like elephants. in herds.
but instead of falling. i smile some more.
trudge up the changing stairs
like a reluctant dog
pain from old memory flares
shrowds my mind with fog
walk up to the door
ring the familiar bell
see the familiar floor
smell the familiar smell
hear the familiar yell
left, right, left, right,
i trip, he laughs
anger rises, white.
a bigger smile as it graphs
bag down. trapped for the night
i sigh. and turn to see
marks on the wall
looking at me
marks on the wall, where pictures used to be
he's missing the cares
mind moves. i lose a cog.
pain from old memory flares
shrowds my miind with fog
left, right, left, right,
tickles me up the stairs
laughter rocks, at its height
gmes about dragon lairs
picks me up with all his might
shuffle to the first room
look at the familiar clock. count the time
until i get to go home. not soon.
look up to meet an unfamliliar gaze
bitter like lime
he sits
lonliness begins to loom
