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Category Archives: Abandoned places

Abandoned and Neglected

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

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMarch 9, 2023Posted inAbandoned placesTags:abandoned, hotel, poetry, rhyme3 Comments on Abandoned and Neglected

Abandoned and Neglected

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

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMarch 4, 2023Posted inAbandoned places, UncategorizedTags:abandoned, neglected, poetry, rhyme, theatre2 Comments on Abandoned and Neglected

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

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMarch 1, 2023Posted inAbandoned places, UncategorizedTags:abandoned, mental hospital, neglected, poetry, rhyme2 Comments on Abandoned and Neglected

Abandoned and Neglected

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

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 26, 2023Posted inAbandoned places, UncategorizedTags:abandoned, neglected, poetry, rhyme, theatre5 Comments on Abandoned and Neglected

Abandoned and Neglected

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

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 23, 2023Posted inAbandoned places, UncategorizedTags:abandoned, people, poetry, rhyme, Ticket office, tickets4 Comments on Abandoned and Neglected

Abandoned and Neglected

I once moved many peopleMoved them here and thereAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 22, 2023Posted inAbandoned places, UncategorizedTags:abandoned, escalator, neglected, people, poetry, rhyme3 Comments on Abandoned and Neglected

Abandoned and Neglected

I once was filled with peopleNow completely bareAbandoned and neglectedNo-one seems to care Palace Theatre in Gary, Indiana was built in 1925 and served as a movie theater until it was abandoned in 1972 after the town’s US Steel plant went into decline Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 19, 2023Posted inAbandoned places, UncategorizedTags:abandoned, neglected, poetry, rhyme, theatre7 Comments on Abandoned and Neglected

Neglected and Abandoned

Was once a movie theatrePeople everywhereNeglected and abandonedNo-one seems to care Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 16, 2023Posted inAbandoned places, UncategorizedTags:abandoned, movie theatre, neglected, poetry, rhyme4 Comments on Neglected and Abandoned

Abandoned and Neglected

Girls I educatedSchool Hal-ycon HallAbandoned and neglectedNo-one cares at all Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 14, 2023Posted inAbandoned placesTags:abandoned, girl, poetry, rhyme, school1 Comment on Abandoned and Neglected

Chernobyl Power Plant Control

I used to be the centerPeople everywhereSuddenly they left meNow no-one seems to care Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 27, 2022Posted inAbandoned placesTags:chernobyl, disasters, nuclear, poetry, rhymeLeave a comment on Chernobyl Power Plant Control

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