but I chose
instead I have
but nobody lives in
sitting on a
bed doubles as a
couch it in easy
room to spare room to move room to grow
long lawns
clipped wish
the weeds away
***
but nobody lives in
apart from me
who else do you
no we don’t
know two room
apart
meant for one
flat-footed
efficiency
****
housing six
pensive and full of
wry smiles
oh yes we love the
empty rooms
turned out
pockets inside
****
out of
doors look out the lock out the
view the
sound of passing traffic
louder by five
who will buy
this beautiful
heat bettle
in the treetops
what’s the buzz tell me what’s
happening when the bough breaks the
who will cradle
your hunger
how far will we
rock bottom fall
****
figure eight
six figures
figure it
out, out
damned
spot the difference
****
turtle doves and a
bird in the
hand out
hand-me-downs
hand of fate
hard to handle
cooing
can’t say what we
need
mourning
all fall down
****
no sobbing here but
what you have
they find
wanting
