Moving

his fingers run parallel across a wrinkled forehead

his eyes half closed look at the laminate floor

staring at the red, black, and white modern art rug

that lays under an easily scratched coffee table

he scared during the process of moving locations,

tired eyes scan his surroundings like a panoramic

camera swiveling around on a stationary tripod...

a Siamese cat sits on the reclined chair with him

facing the sofa where his wife sits silently watching

Korean dramas on her ipad, trying to read the subtitles

that seem to disappear quicker than she would like,

windows in the sunroom begin to darken as the sun

disappears on the horizon but the leaves of the trees

as still visible along with their inside shadows that

leaves him wondering what might be hiding there,

a strange new house in which he now lives must

open up her secrets he surmises, staring at the walls

on which painting from the other house now hang,

new furniture and appliances adorn the rooms where

most of their time will be spent, but for now his 

time is spent putting away all the items that were

brought with them, knowing half a dozen trips to

the landfill had been taken to throw stuff away...

way too much stuff he thinks, smiling to himself.

July 10, 2023