Renovation

Dim 30 watt bulbs glow
An elaborate bronze chandelier
Intricate sculpture in a musty hall
Windows no longer clear.

Dense cobwebs on a glorious chandelier
Chipped plaster painted over
Warped hardwood floors
Ancient crumbly brick.

Bright florescent luminance
Flashing neon lights
Long white halls and metal woodwork
Hurry bustle, all alive.

Florescent lights three fourths burned out
Neon signs with letters missing
Long, drab, cold, hard hallway
Chipped paint on rusty woodwork.

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