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The small apartment

This story will finish soon, as well,
and now a new one
will stick on our minds.

From now on,
when someone opens the door
of the yellowish apartment
they will only see, a small distance
from the turned on television,
the shoulders of an old man
who can�t hear well anymore,
with his checked dressing gown
and his grey hair.
�I don�t remember
anything more, my child�,
he will tell you.

Neither of the two noticed
that while they were talking
the program had changed
and now it showed the islands
and underwater scenes.
A small wooden house
with roof tiles
yellow, wide foliage,
red sun.

A tired body that is marked by the years,
stands in front of a calendar in surprise,
and on the old, dark, wooden table
the tired hand writes
in the ticking rhythm of the clock.

The power of the movie is measured          by the thermometer on the wall.
Around it pictures of friends, acquaintances,
relatives and classmates from the past.
Funny, serious and romantic faces.

The needle shows the beloved radio station
that sends sound vibrations in the air
like snowflakes on the warm, thick carpet
which disappear like raindrops
on the lake with the ducks.

Yellow and orange
are the flames in the fireplace,
that colour the room.

The small pig with the coin slot in its back,
is staring at my eyes uncertain about the future.
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