Challenge
If my heart was a house
-Owl City-
This song is on of my favorites. Not because I like Adam Young’s voice (it kind of annoys me). Not because the music is good (it’s not really my style). I don’t even love all of the lyrics but there are a few lines that speak to me on the deepest level possible. All of Young’s songs have a few lyrics that I absolutely love and make listening to the song worth it.
My challenge is to take a song you love and use one or more of the lyrics in a poem you write.
Sorry if I have offended any Owl City fans who may read this.
Winner decided by the most likes.
if my heart was a house
if my heart was a house the walls would be barren, swept clean of photos and color.
the outside weed grown and paint chipped off
and the windows shake and rattle when gentle breezes pass.
if my heart was a house the mantle would be frosted with memory’s dust, and the fridge cleaned off leftovers tenderly prepared.
but deep.
deep in the house, the seed of painted walls and posters remain, cozy bed sheets and fairy lights, things of home and solace.
awaiting the sunlight of love or the hydration of peace....and there it will stay.