one bedroom twenty floors up

the realtor

takes us to the balcony

twenty floors

up

and points down

to the apartment pool.

you have

a great view of the pool

he says,

smiling

in his seer sucker suit.

and over

there is a tree where

you can

have a picnic.

parking

by the way

is only seven hundred

dollars

for one space.

but it's all about the pool,

isn't it?

all about the view.

and if you lean

over the rail

you can see

the fire escape.

be careful though when

you look up.

recently after the election,

occasionally people

jump.

come on, let me show

show you

the kitchen, the dorm

sized fridge,

the cupboard

and the hot plate.

but who cooks anymore,

right?

which also keeps the mice

count down.

and don't mind those bongo

drums

coming from the condo above.

the tenants here

are great.