moving 

breaking : or rather : just entering : people’s (former) homes : has become : just another : something i do : almost without thinking : we need things : houses have things : the people who owned the houses : can no longer use the things : those houses contain : ergo ipso facto whatevso : we take what we need : to survive : but this house : i’m in : at the moment : has broken me : the room : a lounge? study? bedroom? : i cannot tell : is completely empty : except for : a computer chair : hat box : plastic flowers : & a coat : draped across the back : the sunlight : capturing : the polished wooden floor : is golden : heavy : late afternoon orange : were the owners : moving : this was the last load : & now they’ll : never reach/

despite my best prevents : i start to weep