7 march

turn off the light so no one will knock -- the door is already locked three times and the phone is on silent -- keep the noise down so there will be no question: no one is here, no one knows a reason to enter -- or to answer. keep still and wait for else to fall, quiet as the unknown -- forecast is for turning into dark: keep ears wide and lips pressed together -- balance the beams that filter through blinds: a turning car in the driving rain -- miles to go before somewhere else wondering after home and falling into self