motion detector

the motion
detector
gone awry
is set off
by you
moving from
one point to
the other.
then it says
the back door
is ajar
unlocked.
then the window
too,
as you raise
it from the sill.
the disembodied
voice
tells everyone
and no one
how unsafe
the house has
become
with the dog
going up the stairs,
the cat
on the counter
pawing
at the milk,
you opening
the fridge
for ice cream.
small bowl, it
says, small
bowl.