TENANT 


Squatting on doorsteps-following footsteps 
Nocturnal habits are surveyed with interest 
So we crawl into corners-ignore any callers 
And imagine our radiators clang for our neighbors 

When we crawl on all fours-upon the cushioned floor 
still they cling to the wall 
knock on our doors and the tendency for tenants is tenacity 
The paint is cracked and the paper peels 
the plaster falls and the body reels... softly 

Forty watt bulb swing from a light cloud 
On lawnmower groan, the carpet has grown 
but they have eyes at the keyholes and ears at the walls 
and the tendency for tenants is secrecy.....sssssssh. 

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