the apartment

as he packs
each box
marking the room
where it
will end.
he begins to
write, anywhere,
or who
cares
with a dark
ink pen.
it's come to
this.
a marriage dissolved,
children
grown and blown
to their own
lives,
now finding
two bedrooms
down from five
in a three story
walk up
with a view
of the pool.
another start
all over again.