Written by George Gad Economou
the walls are deaf and blind; thank
Bacchus for that, otherwise they’d
make for
condemning witnesses in any court. if rooms could
talk, oh, the tales they’d tell. horrors and
pain, tears and rage. magnificent jabs landed
on them, foreheads banged against
them; gushing blood, opprobrious language, glistening sweat and
ardent tears of pain and love. they’re empty, deaf and blind; that’s
alright, for, otherwise, they’d be
dead.
there’s nothing more lachrymose than a
lugubrious room brimful with voices, the reverberating
whispers of long-dead loves and of pulverized
dreams. a trace of hope lingers
in the air, getting ready for the
execution. the rooms are
omnipotent, already witnessed
too much; they remain silent, because they’re as
dead and empty as their occupant’s
soul.
the walls try to shield, to protect from the
evils of the outside world; they cry along, they laugh
along. wish to keep you safe, and
fail. the world’s rough, love’s dead, just as
dead as the hope footling within
the empty rooms, withering away
like the soul.
decorated by smidgens of a broken
heart, the walls wish to
tell their stories, to forewarn the next
occupant about the hazards of a world that knows only
how to murder dreams.
they struggle to keep everyone out, prevent
inevitable pain from penetrating their confines; they thus
remain empty, lacking souls to protect. the pain
remains, just like the wailing. hope’s
assassinated, the walls
crumble down.
with nothing left to
protect, with all stories
told, the tears are cleansed. the
pain’s
gone—life ended, like the dream. farewell, the
walls whisper, finding their
voice. an echo of all broken
promises resounds in
the ruins, remnants of a vain hope
for a better life that was stolen without
consideration.
Text © George Gad Economou
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Excellent, what an incredible perspective.