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Room 3

by Chris Gordon

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I've spent a lot of times around Retirement Villages the last few years. This is a reflection on those who live out the last part of their lives there.

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Pearl she was ninety
Alone in her room
Stares at the distance
Every year around June
She cries
And she cries

Wrapped in a grey shawl
Her eyes looking where
To an endless distance
Her thoughts are out there
Still she tries
Always tries

She once was free
All could see
So pretty

Fire in her eyes
Teenage lies
What a prize

Herbert he passed on
Two decades ago
The years have been painful
And the days have been slow

With children all scattered
Some visit some don’t
The cats that she’d nurtured
Are now spectres and ghosts
So she cries

Pictures and games
Grandkids names
Weddings framed

Dresses all white
Old school light
Restless nights

Room 3 is musty
She’s confined to a chair
And seasons don’t matter
With a carpet’s threadbare

And cards not so many
At Xmas these days
Comings and goings
Are not far away
‘Til she dies
She dies

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released August 20, 2021
Me on everything!

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Chris Gordon Brisbane, Australia

I studied music formally, both music theory and classical guitar. I love most styles of music but writing popular /contemporary songs resonates with, and creatively inspires me.

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