I damaged my back in car accident
And was confined to a wheelchair
For a few weeks
I stayed in my sisters house
And used her spare room
Whilst my injuries healed
It was during my time there
That I realised that I could clearly see
The rear window of the house opposite
I watched it for hours even though
The house was unoccupied
And had been so for many years
I suppose I expected to see ghosts
But I saw absolutely nothing of account
It was only when I moved back to my house
That I realised that I had been witnessing
Time’s slow fade and little else