HOUSE\WARZONE
by Georgia Iris Szawaryn
crawling on all fours, hoping no one sees
I get behind closed doors, sitting on my knees
the house is in two floors, a hive of angry bees
I hear the continuous hollers, roars, no treaties, cries, or pleas
we’ve been at this for too long
the world is quiet, people are wrong
many have croaked, their swan song
terrible illness ravages the land where people belong
indoors to keep the world safe
but instead they all decide to break
the rules and therefore, they all take
a life that was, could be their own sake
no one listens
as shouting continues through the halls
i feel anger soaking up in the walls
and hear resentment building up tall
in this never-ending life on pause
because no one can seem to stay home
GEORGIA IRIS SZAWARYN
Georgia Iris Szawaryn is a Writing Arts graduate student at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey and is simultaneously working on two fiction novels. Her work has been published on Flora Fiction and YAWP Journal. To read more about her journey as a writer, visit her website at georgiaisalvaryn.com.
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