Take me to a whitewashed house<\/p>\n
with pristine floors and<\/p>\n
spotless sheets that hold<\/p>\n
no ancient maggi stains<\/p>\n
spilled on horror movie nights<\/p>\n
where the mattress has never bore witness<\/p>\n
to our pillow forts and fist fights.<\/p>\n
Take me to a house where<\/p>\n
the walls don’t echo<\/p>\n
hushed giggles and ghosts<\/p>\n
of conversations that<\/p>\n
carried on through the night<\/p>\n
where the doors have no chips<\/p>\n
from indoor cricket and wrestling matches.<\/p>\n
I can picture the kitchen too<\/p>\n
gleaming white marble<\/p>\n
a fancy counter top<\/p>\n
a far cry from the dull, grey slabs<\/p>\n
that were audience to mom’s hums.<\/p>\n
I need a shower that has never<\/p>\n
mocked my renditions of<\/p>\n
Backstreet Boys or given me<\/p>\n
the privilege of privacy<\/p>\n
that was hard to come by.<\/p>\n
Oh! take me to a house<\/p>\n
where the light enters unencumbered<\/p>\n
by shadows of the past for<\/p>\n
they belong only in my old home<\/p>\n
that has withered away<\/p>\n
with my memories within.<\/p>\n
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