gospel of the damned

same ceiling

same walls

the same marbled halls.

estranged bride

of a stranger groom,

Mother strayed

from father's room

Angie's hold

on Katie's hand

hasn't loosened

since then.

"sister of mine,

we'll be fine.

At once we flee,

chain the gates behind."

Rusted frames

of shattered panes.

skeletal specter

of a palsied face.

Somehow

Someway

this house remained.