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quiet house

May 17, 2017
By AlaNova ELITE, Naperville, Illinois
AlaNova ELITE, Naperville, Illinois
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i grew up in a quiet house
with all the doors shut

 

i was quiet to begin with, but
the windows were shut too

 

in stratified silence, sometimes i could
see light trickling through the blinds
bird calls carried on the breeze

 

and if i leaned into the window
i could smell the green


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