door

pressing

the button in the dark.

the pulsating button

and hearing
the buzz
as you flop around like a sick animal.

neighor
1
is brushing her teeth

and neighbor
2
is slamming the dumpster shut so the raccoons skitter around the roof.

half
an apple
for your dinner,

but i still had your ravioli
with pesto.

satan

knew me well as a child. I still

knock on his
door