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The
Last Tenant in a House out of Time
Joseph
Danoski
I’m the last angry tenant in a house out of
time;
Now I’m serving my sentence that’s befitting
the crime.
The clock counts down the hours, the final
curtain call;
My time and space collapsing, the night before
the fall.
I’m the last lonely tenant in a house out of
time;
The only mouse still stirring that hasn’t
earned a dime.
The pendulum descending, the writing’s on the
wall;
Tomorrow this old building will meet the
wrecking ball.
Like the last living earthling in a world out
of time;
I’m the sad soul survivor, and dying in my
prime.
Or like the fallen captain who goes down with
his ship;
It’s time to face the music with a stiff upper
lip.
I’m the lost squalid squatter, the walls are
closing in;
The town turned off my water, and all is wearing
thin.
Like the last ragged soldier, defender of my
ground;
I wonder where and how now my body will be
found.
I’m the last angry tenant in a house out of
time;
Yes I’m serving my sentence that’s befitting
the crime.
Bulldozers they are rolling, jackhammers in the
street;
A cat jumped out the window and landed on his
feet.
Joseph V. Danoski is a writer of letters
and essays on diverse subjects, with strong opinions on many topics. A poet of
horror, science fiction, and fantasy; he has been published in journals and
webzines both in
the US and abroad. Various publications include Scavenger’s Newsletter,
Pegasus, Red Owl, The Ultimate Unknown, Penny Dreadful, Pivot, Psychopoetica
(UK), The Nocturnal Lyric, The Quest (India) The Aurorean, The Mentor &
Masque Noir (Australia), Twilight Ending, Talvipaivanseisaus (Finland), The
Romantics Quarterly, Hadrosaur Tales, Endemoniada, Northern Stars Magazine, Taj
Mahal Review (India), The NeoVictorian, The Eclectic Muse (Canada), Frisson,
Black Petals, Outer darkness, Yellow Mama, Sanitarium Magazine, A Year of
Sundays 2023, and The Horror Zine.
Other activities include being a multi-instrumentalist,
songwriting, and recording original music. Joseph currently resides in Berlin,
New Hampshire. Dojonaki05@Gmail.Com
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