it was all

desks and beds

dark from the lamps

and faulty wiring

and doors leading

nowhere

and natalie

disappeared

into the ductwork

of a new old

house we never

knew

another old house

devours us

another old house

swallows us whole

so i bought

a tiny japanese

man he was on

the lam to find

her he disappeared

in there too

another old house

devours us

another old house

swallows us whole

bhagiti 10.19.07 perrysburg, oh