Das Haus
The house
didn’t look
clean
every piece
not in place
The house
was ancient
how
it still stood
was a shock
The house
slouched
inward
hanging at an angle:
the Leaning Tower of Pisa!
The house
groaned
like an elderly human
who was ready
for their afternoon snooze
The house
guffawed
at the new family
driving up—
the thrawn path-
The house
sneezed & wheezed
from the collection of~
dust bunnies; pollen;
& spices from Mogadishu.
The house
bellowed
at the new arrivals
letting them have
a taste of chills ‘n’ spills
The house
first let out~
the five headed snake
it came out hissing & spittin’
on the house’s owners faces
Next came
the four tailed jaguar
that leaped over the heads
of the humans & soon,
it had the snake within its jaws
Later,
a three nosed elephant
blew its trunks
out came
a load of cashews
The house
stared at the folks
who stared right back
each one of them
ready to call it a day
The house grinned
in ’bout a couple minutes
the family beheld the sight
of a pair of skeletons
that rattled
The house watched
as the 2 skeletons transmogrified
muscles formed around the bones
ligaments, as well as tendons,
plus a pair of blades as their spine!
The family screamed
& raced back to their flying car
leavin’ some tiny spots/traces
of blood spilled from wounds
caused by direct hits of the blades
The house
creaked,
and yawned….
it had fought a good fight…
with help from some, not all
It had one final act
to call upon
but it could be saved
to use on another day
when called upon by..the house.
#DasHaus. (c) 05.12.2022