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With a creak that sounds so loud

     and a chill the deeper goes

quick light touch clings to the face

     down into darkness we do go

above us does the warmth lie

     and the lights that shine so bright

once there we did belong

     yet now we’re cast away

chairs the tilt to one side

     books that gather dust so deep

blankets that no one does use

     papers faded with many years

every corner with cobwebs filled

     strings that dangle from light bulbs old

memories in boxes that no one recalls

     all here cast aside for another day

knowing not just what was done

     no reasonable words sent us away

welcome to now we are not

     send into darkness hidden away

in the cold chill of night

     windows above lit with dim light

briefly flashes as cars race away

     tears do fall within the night