House Upon A Hill

Please don't mind my house
I know it's all a mess,
All the windows here are broken,
Kindly watch your step.

Please don't take the stones
Littered across the floor,
Don't feel the need to clean
Graffiti off the doors.

It may look abandoned
And make you sick to see,
But this is how I live,
Though I know it's far from clean.

It's not a fixer upper
Please don't get me wrong
If what you see is haunting
It hasn't lost it's charm.

Once this was a mansion
High upon a hill,
Maybe like a castle,
Protective to the feel.

The rooms that once were many
Have eroded in due time,
Many friends have lived here
And left in dark of night.

I never asked for rent
A stay is all I asked
Free to come and go,
Always bags were packed.

The voices that you hear,
Faint as whispers come,
Are spirits that still live here,
Though their life was short.

AT last you see my bedroom,
Don't chance to take a peek
What you'll find is sickening
From what's been told to me.

In blood the walls are painted
And streaked with my own tears,
My bed is cold as ice,
Has been for many years.

As you leave in horror,
Please don't forget to write,
Watch your step while running
While I whisper out "goodnight".

Fadedspirit 3/14/2008

Spookey.

Good write.

Thanks Winx.

You're welcome.

Yes Spooky! (((Fade)))

Lol...Thanks ((MsTeddyBear)).

Good read...

Bravoooooooooooooooooooooooo Spooky yet quite Inviting

Thanks iam4u....it's good to see you again in the posts.

awww, thanks LAMom.

In trepidation, I enter
this house you speak about.
And wander through the various rooms,
Feeling with antennae
cautiously extended out.

The fear you seek to inspire,
I'm sorry I cannot give.
But cheekily, I inquire,
of the shell in which you live.

Lol... This is good as well.
Excellent poem Faded...
It reminds me of one that I have, called a House that's a Home...
Lol... Maybe I'll re-post it.
This was written wonderfully, and the end was a bit of a shock.
But the two ideas were beautifully wrapped together.
Thank you.

Lol.. This also reminded me of, House on Haunted Hill, the movie...
as well as a poem by Shel Silverstien...
Great write Faded.

Thanks dkw...I knew I could expect no less from you my friend.

lol thanks FroznChild. I guess a mood kinda struck me on this one. Must be watchin too many horror movies....lol

that was good

Awww, thanks shauna.