Monday, December 21, 2020

dear scott

you're neighbor who has been moving
for months now

with their under contract
sign in their yard

and endless open house,

leaves a note on your door.
dear scott, it says, which isn't your
name,

but close enough so you aren't
offended.

we've lived here
over nine years and want to say

what a great neighbor you've become.
you're so quiet now, hardly a peep

out of you
these last two years.

no noise or arguing, no dishes
hitting our shared

wall anymore. no slamming doors.
no bonfires

in the yard
as you dance around the flames
throwing
things in that look like photo albums
and hallmark cards.

we're glad you've found your happy
place again.

by the way, we may need your 
parking space
in a week or two

when the truck arrives to help
us move.

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