staying in

sometimes
the man
will peer out
the window
pulling
back a taped
yellow curtain
just enough
so that you see
his grey
blue eyes,
watered
and blinking.
he hasn't been
out for awhile.
maybe years.
someone, that
might be his
daughter
leaves food
on the back
porch. she probably
pays his bills
and keeps
things going.
there is nothing
wrong with
him, people
say. he's just
had enough
of the world
and wants to
be left alone.
you've had days
like that, but
never years, at
least not yet.