A thread hangs loose from the sweater
snagging door handles and drawers
sew it up
it’s temporary
until there’s another way out

A faucet drips
fix it
turn it off, on, off
dripping slows
and halts until it’s done

The dog barks at the door
and the cat
and the window
let him in
he might stop

But he might not
and the faucet is leaking
and the sweater is torn
unravelling a mile a minute
flooding the room and
shattering drums

Stop
sit in the mess there is and
wonder
wonder
wonder
how