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Heartless Home
March 3, 2009
Like a child without a smile
like a night without a star
that's what a home without a heart feels like
its darkness is invisible
but I can feel it
crawling
under my skin
my head is where it lingers
the longest
in the back of my mind
it feels like I'm carrying a dead house
with me
everywhere through life
never knowing
when something will remind me
of what it doesn't have-
a heart
beating
making it alive
heartless
is what it feels like
like a candle
its lights have been blown out
© Mary A., Fullerton, CA
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It has such vivid imagery and you clearly relate your feelings to the reader. I loved it, keep writing!