one big ocean

all I have is a body of water and you,

the Universe

and when all this is dust, drowning

in the dry pages of made-up time and

empty rememberings, maybe

I'll know I'm not really there

inside the first room everything is

dark, but the ocean swells

and you can hear it through the walls

droplets hissing on the old wiring

and you find yourself in every room at once

because that's the sort of house it is,

and your water is the same as the ocean

you're drowning in

so when you breathe it in, you

feel the burn in your lungs and

smile

where is everyone? you

don't want to know because

then you would be expected to find them, but

then again, they've been here all along,

haven't they, you just didn't

realize you were everyone

and the water, rising, makes

the dryness you can't rub from your eyes

crackle, electric

all I have is a body of water and you,

the Universe,

thundering against the walls of my houses

and telling me,

enough