the soft landing

there's the lap dog

with runny eyes,

the white couch,

the floral

drapes.

i'm an old lady

living here

in my two bedroom

apartment

in Rockville.

i'm my mother's mother

with a green

and yellow

parakeet.

i have an electric

blanket,

a space heater in

the bedroom.

i have plants 

on the windowsill

that i water

everyday.

sometimes i talk to

the desk

clerk

for hours at a time.

my hearing

has gone so i don't mind

the neighbors

above or below, or

down the hall.

i'm worried though,

that this is it,

that this is all.