hanging pictures

the new neighbors
in the empty house
have a hammer.
it's seven a.m.
and pictures must be
hung.
you hear their shoes
going
from room
to hollow room.
then the tapping
of a nail
or screw. they are
a family
of woodpeckers
who love art. this
could go
either way, as
you place a pillow
over your
good ear.