In the apartment across the way<\/p>\n
the one above the laundry room<\/p>\n
chaos tumbles<\/p>\n
in chalk scribbles<\/p>\n
in toys strewn<\/p>\n
in childish bursts of joyful shrieking<\/p>\n
in galloping footfalls<\/p>\n
in resounding curses from adults<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the apartment across the way<\/p>\n
the one above the laundry room<\/p>\n
Christmas lights have stayed up for months<\/p>\n
in the children’s bedroom<\/p>\n
their bunkbed pushed longways against the picture window<\/p>\n
an alarming outline silhouetted<\/p>\n
against colorful lights<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the apartment across the way<\/p>\n
the one above the laundry room<\/p>\n
the children’s uncle died in his sleep<\/p>\n
from a troubled spot on his lung<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The apartment across the way<\/p>\n
settled down for two weeks<\/p>\n
They went to the mainland<\/p>\n
on vacation we were told<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Then the children’s father returned<\/p>\n
to the apartment across the way<\/p>\n
He was found still warm on the couch<\/p>\n
the paramedics had no miracle<\/p>\n
and he grew cold<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The mother and children have yet to return<\/p>\n
to he apartment across the way<\/p>\n
although it’s been said they will<\/p>\n
and above the laundry room<\/p>\n
the picture window has remained unvisited<\/p>\n
by lights of any color<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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