If buildings could speak<br />they'd have much to say<br />about their creaky concrete bones<br />and how sore they are <br />from the weight <br />of all the things<br />that happen inside them<br /><br />They have so many belly aches <br />from mountains of documents<br />still in filing cabinets<br />and computer systems<br />and furniture<br />and floor coverings<br />and wall hangings<br /><br />They'd probably tell you about the migraines<br />from all the footstepsthrough hallways<br />and talking<br />and shuffling<br />and coffee brewing<br />and business making<br /><br />Maybe they'd be worried about the future<br />as their lungs filled up with stale air<br />through dirty air conditioner filters<br />and old machines with noisy fans<br />and stale cookingand breathing<br /><br />Still, mostly at night<br />the buildings go to sleep<br />and sometimes, they dream<br />dream that they could speak<br /><br />and for once, only in their dreams<br />everyone would listen<br />and understand their important musings<br />if buildings could speak
