Trapped by Beverley McInnis

I hate this place
The ants that trample throughout the room
Climbing up my legs, tickling me with their antennas
Making a mockery of the cleanliness of the place
Daring me to spray them once again

I hate this place
Earwigs running rampant
As if they own the joint
Pay the rent
Provide the food

I hate this place
With its crumbling walls
And dirty floors
Carpets that smell and cannot be cleaned
Reminding me that the garbage has to be taken out tonight

I hate this place
With its useless insulation
That refuses to keep me warm in the coldest of winter nights
And does little to shield the noise from upstairs
As the curses, laughter and talk invade my private space

I hate this place
Dirty, grubby, ant infested, ear wig invaded hovel of a home
Still, I scrub and clean cursing under my breath
Pay another month
And hope my landlord falls into the river and clears his head

I hate this place
But not for all that I mentioned
I hate this place
Because
Its traps me down and pulls me under
In its symbolic fingers of my life

I hate this place
And all it represents
As I breathe my last breath
It’s fingers griping my throat in tight embrace
As lights leave my vision and my world turns to darkness
And the ants crawl up my neck to live in my head
With the earwigs
And I simply vanish from sight
Beneath the dirt and grudge of life
Never to be heard from again

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Trapped
by Beverley McInnis
copyright 08-03-2001

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Trapped by Beverley McInnis copyright 08-03-2001 Age Rating: 18 to 127

Trapped
by Beverley McInnis
copyright 08-03-2001

Age Rating: 18 to 127