Closets, cupboards, almirah
Hall,attic,veranda,
dripping, drooping,drooling,
seeing,safe,safe,safe.
House is me, in me is house,
the fireplace, ashen,arouse.
Mirror on bed, knife in clock
curtains in tub, trophies on wall.
Mirror laughs at me, make me faces,
green,white,red,purple.
Door bangs, ring rangs,
tree in garden, waits.
Peeling walls hear nothing,
lizard creeps in through window
It sees me, It knows me.
The second death calls for me.
It is there, with my keys, jingling.
I take a deep breath with my eyes,
and open the door.
In distance, a leaf turns.
