the studio apartment

when starting out,

with your

own small place, a studio

apartment

facing

the dumpsters

in the buildings driveway.

your furniture

was cheap

and wobbly.

but you made due.

everything from Ikea,

or Target.

sheets, cups

and plates.

silverware that you will

eventually use

to open cans

of paint.

the walls were thin

and the ceiling

leaked.

were they the good old days?

not really.

but you slept well

and you ate.