My childhood home was beautiful to me,
in the same way that chandeliers are beautiful to small children.
They shine,
but never for them.
They were made by adults,
for adults.
For no other purpose
than to stroke their egos.
To be able to hold some shining thing
over their head and cry,
"This is what I bring,
See? I have done well, too."
Mar 18, 2014
Mar 18, 2014 at 6:35 AM UTC
My childhood home was beautiful to me,
in the same way that chandeliers are beautiful to small children.
They shine,
but never for them.
They were made by adults,
for adults.
For no other purpose
than to stroke their egos.
To be able to hold some shining thing
over their head and cry,
"This is what I bring,
See? I have done well, too."
the living room, the most beautiful room
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