house for sale

after the divorce
and the sign is
planted in the yard
clanging in
the march wind,
the agent
wants to change
everything around.
move the couch
to the window
the wing chair
to a corner. she
wants the walls
painted white,
the photos taken
down and boxed.
the trash and
debris, the beer
cans and pizza
crusts cleared
from the counter,
she wants a benign
and safe place
for the new owner
to feel at home
and not be a part
of your crumbling
world.