Untitled
Every room is full,
even the empty ones.
A house is brewed
from plans. Here is
your master, says
the realtor to the
twenty-three year
olds, leading them
through one room
to the bathroom
without the bathtub,
his and hers sinks,
though, so they can
each have a drain
to clear the frothy
toothpaste from their
mouths. No one
had ever lived in
the apartment, and
yet, with confidence,
the realtors knows
what goes where.
Future home of
more homes, like
the sign says,
not a dug-up lot
but an intended site,
future home of
some yet-unnamed
place, to be announced
as soon as a pencil
says it to the blueprints,
claiming this land
with certainty
as if uncovering
a name already planted
within the plans and
waiting to be called on.
As always, good stuff Hannah : )
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously good. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteWell done! I love that image too, full of empty rooms.
ReplyDeleteMore gathering than hunting, in some cases.
ReplyDeleteI was reminded of when we were looking at homes to buy...I always thought that someone else was using the sink and how many times that had happened before....kind of icky....no owners to see, only their stuff : )
ReplyDeleteI walked with you as you read the poem : ) Have a great day Hannah!
This illustrates the sort of voyeuristic too much candy feeling I get when I watch (a lot of) House Hunters. I'm pretty sure you live inside my head. xxxxxxxx
ReplyDelete"Every room is full, even the empty ones." I am sure that will prompt something in this old mind, Hannah. thanks for this. (:--D)
ReplyDelete