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Inside the city is a room.

September 30, 2022
By crossofthenorth SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
crossofthenorth SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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Inside the city is a room under the stairs


Ten miles grand yet conquered in one bite

Swallowed up by itself, leaving a bitter aftertaste

Everyone screams your name but no one will ask about your day

Deafened by the care of nobody and awoken by the whisper of one


A question mundane enough to smell of an old friend’s house

A question mundane enough to contain a key

A question mundane enough to unlock the door


Inside the room under the stairs is a home for two


The author's comments:

Cities have become claustrophobic as I’ve grown older.  I wrote this poem to help myself understand why.


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