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This old house we shared

stands like a decrepit castle

tattered remnants, these old hallways

share the not-so-ancient ruins of yesteryear 

I know you didn't intend for it

...or even had a clue

when our paths now cross on historic occasion

the interaction changes one broken light bulb in a room

Over time, gatherings, albeit intermittent

reillumunate the memories

of the beautiful walls we once built

Perhaps one of us holds the oil lamp

and the other, the match

and it's pleasant

Yet the messes throughout the perimeter remain

plaster doesn't hang the way it used to anymore

no pictures adorn my new walls

freshly painted and clean

What once was cannot flourish here 

but one light's

better than midnight

every once in a great while