antiques
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Something dusty, faded, and old.
Something dismissed and thought to be outdated.
Overlooked in a world of new and exciting,
but this something has a story to tell.
Look hard into its past to find its value.
An old house upon the hill
Sitting quietly, sitting still
Dusty everywhere with dirty windows cracked
Broken down shelves and old books stacked
Moth-eaten rugs and rotted boards
The streets are collecting dust
and so are my friends, and
I just don't see the silver lining anymore
on these wretched, sunless days.
All I see are silver hairs, and
people too rigid to change.
Necklines foam with yellowed fabric,
acrid antiquations growing lace patinas.
Shelves slant and overflow, racks packed tight
with fringe and French perfume—expired,
broken beading on a flapper’s midnight wear,
