The Day Before the End of the World
Brandon Hartley
The house is almost empty, open rooms
tongued by what little light is left.
Suitcases swollen like clouds sit
barely zipped in the corner of the living room.
What does one pack for such a journey?
If not shoes, then perhaps a map
drawn on the soul, folded in quarters
like a favorite T-shirt.
We lie on the floor where our bed once sat,
our eyes cow-heavy, hands raw from cleaning.
Outside, the stars begin to burn in the lie
they’ve been telling us for years.
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tongued by what little light is left.
Suitcases swollen like clouds sit
barely zipped in the corner of the living room.
What does one pack for such a journey?
If not shoes, then perhaps a map
drawn on the soul, folded in quarters
like a favorite T-shirt.
We lie on the floor where our bed once sat,
our eyes cow-heavy, hands raw from cleaning.
Outside, the stars begin to burn in the lie
they’ve been telling us for years.