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Upstairs
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I went upstairs
to watch it move.
I kept it there
under some clothes
in a small box.
It felt so warm
when I held it.
Then I dropped it.
It didn't move
for a long time,
and the next day
when I touched it
it felt funny.
It wouldn't crawl.
It wasn't warm.
Something was bad
inside. I knew
it wasn't mine
the way it was.
It's still up there.
I don't want it
because it's cold.
I won't go near.
I stay downstairs.
It's warm down here,
and I'm happy.




 
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 Reviews of "Upstairs"
Reviewed by SilverCeltic Moon
Reviewed on March 10, 2004
The mood of the poem is dark and I could understand the need to be downstairs where it was warm. Very good job. ;) Silver
Reviewed by Cheryl Sellers
Reviewed on March 3, 2004
small child ? or visions of one who has kept a keepsake that is no more? or could it be a box or memories of an adult? tell me please
good write
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