your childhood bedroom grew teeth while you were gone
it’s ugly how time moves.
how places that you used to fit into,
the kitchen cabinets,
the space between your closet shelves,
don’t fit you anymore.
all your old hiding spots taken like a pill,
contemplative at first but once it begins–
it becomes urgent and wild.
i’m sorry that’s how it works
and that you’ll have to learn how to live with it.
