These walls speak a million words, <br />This house holds several secrets, <br />This floor has held many a footsteps. <br /> <br />And now the time has come to say goodbye. <br />For we leave you with another. <br />Another families secrets you will get to know. <br />Another families words you need to hold. <br />Another families footsteps you have to secure. <br /> <br />My heart is heavy as i close the door for the final time. <br />Leave my key for someone else to use. <br />I notice the dent in the wall from where he pushed my head in it. <br />I notice the hole in the wall where he threw the paintbrush at me, <br />I notice the nailvarnish stain on the wall from where i tried to steady myself after his blow. <br /> <br />You hold my secrets, both good and bad. <br />You hold my life. <br />As I close the door one final time, <br />I say goodbye to the years of sadness.<br /><br />Rosalita Fernandez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/leaving-this-house/
