what i've always wanted

i go back
to the house to take one last look.
to see if
the floors are clean.

there's no one home.

the rooms wait for new life to appear.
children perhaps.
a dog.
a husband, a wife.

their lives will unfold here,
at this address.

a garden will appear
in the back yard.

hopefully love will stay.

a family will grow and never
leave one
another.

i look one more time before
closing
the door
and turning the key.

i see what I've always wanted
to see.