Silence.
\nFinally.
\n
\nI am open now, and empty
\ndesolate, desiccated
\nand free from the meat bags.
\n
\nIt took them long enough
\ndespite the hunger
\nthe heat and the thunder.
\n
\nCold now,
\nfreezing and blistery
\nI don’t have to worry about burning up inside.
\n
\nThere’s no more rage in here,
\nno more sadness and
\nno more laughter.
\n
\nPeaceful.
\nSimple.
\n
\nI certainly intend to continue
\ndragging the wind and
\ncollecting the wets.
\n
\nThere’s coyotes in here
\ntheir cackle brutal;
\nyou can smell the thrill of the hunt.
\n
\nScampering occasionally
\nI really don’t mind
\nit’s not constant.
\n
\nI’ve been here for decades
\nbut what does that even mean
\nto an old house.
\n
\nI just wish I could see
\nthose mountains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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