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Prisons and Retirement Homes

Underneath the rainfalls,

between the quiet walls,

of the retirement home.

This is where my heart lies.

Retiring from the depths of passionate want.

 

At the retirement home,

there is the tranquilizing smell of hush and peace.

It is kept colder than my memories.

This is where my body dies.

Retiring from a recycled depression.

 

The walls show no emotion.

But it gives me time to think.

I remember the night when we sat in the bed of your truck,

conversing for hours.

I stared at your glassy eyes,

as we wondered how Sunday was given its name.

Since it rains every Sunday.

 

It rains everyday at the retirement home.

This alcohol feels as though,

it’s not working like it should.

But you are a melody.

A melody that is whispered and heard,

flowing through the halls of this prison

"If we are all fading into the void,

why not do it carelessly?"

There is no sunlight, to call us home.

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Written by
giani-ladavia
American
Published
Jan 14, 2013
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Fading into void quote from my friend Clayton Damren

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