breathe

i cancel
the flight.

unpack my bags. i'm
staying home.

i'll go out back and watch
the leaves
drop.

i'd rather be here than
almost anywhere.

home, my home. not
someone else's.

not a hotel room,
a bus stop.

a room along the way.

a place i can say nothing,
do nothing.

a place to
read,
or not read.

to listen to music.
to write. to be quiet
against the storm outside
in other's lives.

a place to breathe.
yes. breathe.