1. Salt and pepper static on the TV.
2. Chair and wooden desk, loose papers, books, the fleeting couch     pillow.
3. Plaid pants folded on the comforter.
    The wardrobe bleeding out on the carpet.
4. Silence on one side; noise on the other.
5. Hiccups. Sirens swimming in the black pool.
6. The demands to leave, bags chucked at the door.
7. Vibrations of phone rings. A longing breath fogging the window.
8. “…another one, Ma…another one,”
9. Soft trickle of tea against lacquer; hinges worn from countless openings.
10. A metronome of sneaker steps on the concrete.
11. “I dunno,”
12. Ceramic in buttery lighting. Warm water.
13. A letter, a call, a walk, a doorbell ring, a slam.
14. Asleep on the mattress with the stale sheets.
15. Watching the night sky as a comet blazes past.