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Dis-Content

Gabriella M. Belfiglio

In this city
I live a cramped existence.
My life present only in books and papers,
endless piles muddled on the floor,
a slippery patchwork rug
thick under my heels.

I know it is not home
because the light does not come
into my window, for more than
one glorious moment.
Back from my first trip
to the bathroom, it is dark again.

My life is in reverse.
During vacations I go home,
for a few days or weeks
I am myself again, I walk sharply
down the street, certain
of where I am going.

Somehow, even my clothes
fit better, the sexy leather vest
rests just enough weight on my
shoulders, the snowflake pajamas
leave just enough room for my
skin to breathe.
My body loose inside
whatever I am wearing.

And in this place
that is supposed to be home
I always feel like I am waiting.
Latent hope or fear rigid under my skin.
I go to timed meeting and classes.
Conversations with limits.

At the end of the day there is no one
anticipating my arrival, not even
a meowing cat. At dinner the television
is my companion, and later I will force
my girlfriend to stay awake a little longer
holding the phone like an anchor.

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