Abandoned places – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

Rail Tracks

Rail tracks through the forestUsed to go somewhereAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care DM

Roller Coaster

I used to be a roller coasterRode people who would dareNature’s taken over meNo-one seems to care DM

Abandoned and Neglected

I used to be a synagoguePeople came for prayerAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care DM

Abandoned and Forgotten

Once a roller coasterFor those who want to dareAbandoned now forgottenNo-one seems to care DM

Abandoned and Neglected

Once I was an engineSteaming everywhereAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care DM

Abandoned and Neglected

I used to be a hotelPatrons everywhereAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care DM

I used to be a theatreGutted, cars now thereAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care The Michigan Theater in Detroit was built in 1925 in the French Renaissance style, and was extremely lavish. It has since been gutted and turned into a parking garage. Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Abandoned and Neglected

I once held many patientsThose men-tally illAbandoned and neglectedRuined, empty. still The Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham, Massachusetts was a public hospital for the mentally ill until it was shut down in 1992 as a state cost-saving policy. Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Abandoned and Neglected

I once was filled with peopleNow completely bareAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Abandoned and Neglected

Many tickets sold fromThe ticket office thereAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care Don MatthewsFebruary 2023