More than a house,...

the wolf

he sat quietly on the porch of the old house
watching the rain fall in a steady graceful dance of wet meets pavement
music spilled from the open window
filling the air with the soundtrack of his life
he sipped his beer and smiled his sad uneven smile

“they just don’t understand” he thought to himself
when looking at him they saw a man going through a “rough spot”

when he looked in the mirror he saw a little boy
a little boy who moved around enough to make him feel uneasy
new friends, new schools, new rooms, at times no friends at all

he thought of the old house as more than just brick and stone
memories both good and bad filled its walls
the best times of his life along with the worst
11 years, the longest ever spent in one place

staying in the house will be next to impossible, this he knows
in trying to do so will come much added stress
he understands this, but why can they not understand why he feels he must at least try to stay?

he cringes at the thought of that little boy moving all the time
constant change, no roots
he sips his beer and hums along to the music that escapes the window
tired of seeing the little boy in the mirror

this house is more than just brick and stone
it’s more than a house,…..
it’s his home

skyeriverwinter

very nice imagery...

mikalina

Thank you for sharing, Enjoy your day

mysticweed

The wolf hits another home run (reference intended)
striking gold, man

acrossssSsssshittt

fuck me I love this, but it really saddens me

small town beck

I like that.

Thank you,

stb

PearlOfAGirl

Sounds a little like the situation I'm in... :( I really like it Steve

pepper

This is really good!

'when looking at him they saw a man going through a "rough spot"

when he looked in the mirror he saw a little boy.'

I love that! It's a very clever observation of human perceptions and how easily we label things/people we don't really want to try to understand....