The house has spoken
its final words—
no complaints about
dust and disorder
the grimy kitchen sink
rumpled unmade beds
the unmentionable
bathroom conditions.
It’s the shoes—
tossed everywhere.
I try explaining they
replace the missing people.
Susan Tepper is the author of nine published books of fiction and poetry. Her most current titles are CONFESS (poetry published by Cervena Barva Press, 2020) and a funky road novel WHAT DRIVES MEN (Wilderness House Press, 2019) that was shortlisted at American Book Fest. Tepper has received eighteen Pushcart Prize Nominations, and other awards and honors. She's a native New Yorker. www.susantepper.com
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