Now all the leaks are stopped Comments

Now all the leaks are stopped
things get quiet in this house.
Walls begin to dry out
their flowers to wither
no sound now can find its way inside.

Tonight I'll be looking for you again
always lying one room further on
but gone once I'm there.

Now I see the far side also crumbling
reflecting windows suddenly smashed.
Now I see how the surface of the street breaks open
the street becomes an abyss of freezing pipes.

Should you lie down with me after all
I'll walk around a little for what I lack.
A builder's lamp will guide me to its pit.

Smock and hard hat and spade await in silence.

Activities are suddenly brought to a halt at the strangest moments
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