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Amanda Hammar

Abandoned

Abandoned

Abandoned

house
too long abandoned
weeds pushing apart
scarred bricks
beams of weathered wood
exposed like ribs
no longer able to hold in
the soft heartbeat of
home
Amanda Hammar

Amanda Hammar

(Zimbabwe, 1959)

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Abandoned

house
too long abandoned
weeds pushing apart
scarred bricks
beams of weathered wood
exposed like ribs
no longer able to hold in
the soft heartbeat of
home

Abandoned

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