who knew
my old house creaks
settles, little sounds
hard to hear;
lately I've noticed
that and the humming
of the a/c compressor
of the refrigerator
who knew
when all I loved
was the shuffling
of my heart on
hardwoods, the
click-clack of too
long nails needing
to be trimmed and
the near barks
when fuzzy things invaded
Their yard
these eight years
they had a house
a house that creaks and hums
who knew
