when i'm sitting alone at night
in the quietness of my large and aging house
i hear so many noises i'm oblivious to
during the daylight
the clicks of the air conditioning
switching on and off,
the creaking of the floors and walls,
the subtle squeaking the fan makes
in the living room
it's as if my house is sighing
it's sighing at me
disappointed in me
he asks why i don't notice him
during the day
why i only notice him late at night
when i'm lonely
and there are no other noises
to entertain my ears
i tell him that i'll try to listen more closely
in the morning, but then i fall asleep
and i wake up and i do not remember
what i promised my sweet house
so he continues to sigh all day long
hoping that at some point
even if it's late at night when i'm lonely
and there is no other noises
to entertain my ears
i will notice him again
if only for a little while
May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013 at 6:25 PM UTC
when i'm sitting alone at night
in the quietness of my large and aging house
i hear so many noises i'm oblivious to
during the daylight
the clicks of the air conditioning
switching on and off,
the creaking of the floors and walls,
the subtle squeaking the fan makes
in the living room
it's as if my house is sighing
it's sighing at me
disappointed in me
he asks why i don't notice him
during the day
why i only notice him late at night
when i'm lonely
and there are no other noises
to entertain my ears
i tell him that i'll try to listen more closely
in the morning, but then i fall asleep
and i wake up and i do not remember
what i promised my sweet house
so he continues to sigh all day long
hoping that at some point
even if it's late at night when i'm lonely
and there is no other noises
to entertain my ears
i will notice him again
if only for a little while
