eviction notice
I lost my lunch money
or maybe the cat ate it
the monetary note in my pocket
used to be worth something
but now won’t even buy me
a slice of love
the old lady next door
has a pecan pie
cooling on the window sill
she’s trying to entice me
I just know it
but I won’t fall for it again
all the houses
thirteen blocks away
have all but vanished
some saying if the winds
don’t reverse direction soon
we’ll be evicted next
june two thousand eighteen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
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This is fantastic and so very sad.
I especially like the details about the pie and the disappearing houses 13 blocks away.
Thank you, Shawna.