Old People Have Feelings Too
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built in a time when children knew better
his hands not yet weathered
the cabin in the woods
stayed standing
often stirred awake by the purity
of child’s laughter
its door opened a world of imaginable
as snow covered it like a forgiving blanket
and then hot suns seemed to
breathe onto it
the devil’s breath
the cabin in the woods
stayed standing
as cigar smoke
bellowed from the eaves
the young boy that once was
he still lingered in the cracks
but his hands were weathered
the cabin in the woods
stayed standing
and loyal to the river
never turning its back
and the river did the same
sharing secrets through whispers
the cabin in the woods
stayed standing
the old man still sat inside
as memories seeped through the walls
and ancient tears hit the floor
each containing a glimpse
of what used to be
the cabin in the woods
stayed standing
and became friends with the moonlight
and enemies with time
the cabin in the woods
stayed standing
forever waiting
for the boy to return