092 Noise
Lyrics
He came back that summer
with a bag by the door
and the kind of face
already comparing rooms
I was making coffee
when he asked
why I left the stage
The kettle clicked off
before I answered
My good shoes by the door
kept their mouths open
I gave them nothing
One bag by the door,
one pair of shoes
One cup on the table,
cold by noon
Small evidence,
small evidence,
the room kept what I left behind
I called it noise
The next time he came back,
he brought her
After she stepped outside,
he asked
why I married his mother
I said
her coat stayed on the chair
one day longer than planned
Then another
At some point,
moving it felt more intimate
than leaving it there
Her cup kept finding the sink.
Her key learned the lock
I didn’t make a promise
I just didn’t make it stop
One bag by the door,
one coat on the chair,
one cup in the sink
like it belonged there
One pair of shoes,
then one pair more
Small evidence,
small evidence,
the room kept letting her in
Years later,
he came back
with a boy of his own
The boy ran hard
through the hallway
Small shoes
Too much speed
His laugh arrived first
The wall took one hit,
then another
A red truck disappeared
under the couch
within the first hour
I found it three days later
Then left it there
He asked,
was I like that
I looked at the wall,
then under the couch
Your truck stayed there
for three years
after you outgrew it
I let him look
where I was looking
One bag by the door,
one coat on the chair,
one truck under the couch
that I left there
One pair of shoes,
then one pair more
Small evidence,
small evidence,
the room kept what stayed small
The kettle clicked in the kitchen
Nobody moved
The porch light hummed
A shoe knocked the wall
My son reached back
without looking
and caught the boy
by the shirt
before he ran too far
I knew that motion
The half turn
The hand already moving
The quiet correction
before the cup falls
One bag by the door,
one coat on the chair,
one truck under the couch
that I left there
Small evidence
My mouth stayed closed
The room kept the rest
My son slowed down
without noticing
His boy held on
to the back of his shirt
I saw it happen
I said nothing
The kettle breathed once
댓글
댓글 쓰기