a sound inside
a funny decibel
this sound
of becoming a mess
someone mocked many times before
a heart’s plea
of settling down
while I boil inside a bit
an interesting contour
the outline of a downfall
of not a person but a family
who has not made a mark
artists of failure
and fearers of domesticity
but also makers of chaos
this pair of we
a friend to no one
though trying
so bitterly
an account of nothing
just a laundry list of life
a montage of fragmented hope
and lost tempers
a funny conclusion
this goodbye
no cup of coffee
or tight hug next to the car
just a feeling of emptiness
that pervades
a home
(Appeared in Issue #4 of Chantarelle’s Notebook)
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