CLEANING HOUSE

I cut myself shaving

and there was no one there

to see the blood spill down

and check to see if I was all right

if I felt pale

or dizzy

or at all unwell.

There are chicken bones in the kitchen

that I nibbled and crunched

aware that there would be no protection

if I started choking.

I finished the Tequila bottle

alone at home

and threw it the ground

where it shattered into 41 pieces

none of which were picked up

by anyone.

I am alone

unprotected

unguarded

unloved

which is exactly the way

I planned it.