THIS OLD HOUSE

Since I've been visiting
this old house
It has been shaky
Though old and picturesque
A  mansion on 4 or 5 pillars
Is pretty quaky

Shaky and quaky

With doors that are screechy
And don't  require a key
That means just about
anyone can enter
this  relic
Not just me

From the outside
It looks like a palace
With warmth and love
Polished interiors
Strong floors
And stained glass window
panes

But from the inside
The windows are
All smeared with paint
Not stained
From some foreign artist
Gosh,
what's her name?


Hmnnnn...
I really like this house

And my babies would too
If they could only see
The beauty
That first captivated me
A foundation, without
the pillars
maybe?

Look!
There is enough room
for hide and seek
But that rocking chair
Right there,
really
Gives me the creeps!

Aaaaaaaaaa!

I like this old house!

Steups!
But it's pure instability 
There is a spider inside
And webs so thick
They can entangle me!
Can white oak 
Really chase these gins away?

Should I insist 
on renovation?
Should I just stay
Or build a new house 
elsewhere
and hang up my cross
there?

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