Making a house, a home

At least fifteen (15) books

must lie on a teapoy 

off-centre in the living room,

where it has no value

for being a teapoy.

An old but functional laptop charger

must effortlessly sit atop

a glass shelf next to the sofa,

just infuriatingly out of reach

from the sofa.

Half-full notebooks

must work as paperweights

for bills, marksheets, wifi pamphlets

gathering dust

because you’re busy making yourself a home

Shoe prints on the 

wall opposite the swing,

oil paint stains on the

washbasin tap,

an unwashed bra

on the bathroom rack,

dirty plates in the sink

from throughout the day.

Do I really need people?