Cold tiles
& musty
stair-well.
Shutters over hardwood doors
and light
struggling
from first-floor window.
Air still,
like frozen time
& the clock
on the
mantelpiece
monitors each moment
as everything
slows-down
& every breath
is like a forever.
*Photograph of Glasgow Tenement Tiles by @TnmntTiles – please check out the Twitter Site
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