One winter the car windshield was covered in thin sheet of ice I turned
the engine on To defrost Went back inside
Came out and the driveway was empty Like looking at parenthesis
missing the words A week or so later Cops found it burn marks
all over the seat Human sweat reek Needles on the floor needles
in the seat cushions 25 minutes have passed Take out the potatoes coat with
more butter more salt feeling reckless
Spider plant looking droopy should I water it Someone bumps into the aloe plant
Curses to no one in particular Math homework left on the table Emma watching
YouTube videos attempting to learn K-Pop dance Someone’s face obscured
Laptop screen all this metal and plastic Where did nature go? A thyme leaf stuck
beneath fingernail A scream from the bathroom One of those bugs
with all the legs creepy long things flitting around from its head Picked up
and flushed Later full of potatoes and too much sour cream Chives wrapped
around dental floss bad dreams about a zillion creepy bugs
Emerging from the toilet
Your finger taste salty wash them again need a glass of water Three faces
in two beds each buried in a book An idea about breakfast A yawn
Car tires on the road Ambulance siren A yawn
book weighing on the wrist Another idea About breakfast
it will have to wait Lights off did you say something
love this – the scream from the bathroom and the aloe plant