Take off my shoes
Open the curtains to check out the hotel view
I’m almost home
This weather has afforded me one more night alone
I always dreamt of walking this walk
I never meant to be an afterthought
Untuck the sheets
Turn on the TV for some company
Too late to nap so I
Steep my body in a lukewarm bath
Staring at the interface of two ideals
Drawn to the collective and the in-between
This reflection cleared the way
So my affinity to place
Could sеttle like dust on the kitchеn counter
I settle like dust on the kitchen counter
Like dew on a morning flower
A hush in the evening hour
I settle down, settle down