Silver

the heavenly skies
were glowing outside
the house was pitch black
against the sky
it was surrounded in shadows
almost as if it was a hole in reality

inside the house there was no light at all
all the shades were drawn tight
not even a sliver of sunlight penetrated the rooms
all the doors were locked tight
as were the windows

there was no furniture
nothing all through the house
nothing but blackness
it was bare except for the shades

it was large
with two floors and a basement
and down in the basement
there was a door
Metal
Thick
Sound proof

on the other side
an empty padded room
Silver
and in this room
a man
standing alone in the dark
Screaming

outside children played
men worked
Nobody looked towards the house

                                                          The Wolf