  Sanctum I enter here to find some peace Hide from the world and get some rest To think of happy times long gone And meditate on what I've known A pale, dim light suffuses the room Sunlight through double-glazing and curtains Casting an eerie, uneven illumination On the still-life around The fire that once burnt in my heart Lies dead and cold, its embers fading The chill embrace of the night following A welcome lover in this dispassionate room A fan's slow turning on the ceiling Pushes a slight draft around the room A blanket kicked to some strange corner Testifies to the morning gloom I shift myself upon the bed Back muscles cramping from hours of thought And gaze at relics from my past Wondering how they went by so fast A half-read book sits on the counter Gathering dust like the rest of the mess This place that I dare call my own Home sans hearth beneath my feet I enter here to find some peace Hide from the world and get some rest To think of happy times long gone And meditate on what I've known      
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