I Built a House - Fred Thomas

I built a house out of believing and burnt it down

Serious shouts circled the ceiling, then billowed out

Flames in my mouth, named after feelings

Crackling and proud, burning and beaming

I built a house, then I decided to leave

Ahhh…

I built a town, a park, a cathedral, left no structure out

Wondered about how one room feels empty

And one feels loud, with the wonder of how

We had all lived in closets, in backyard lightning

Then lived alone with many disguises

Nobody sees you and me as the same person twice