they left again
door slam garage noise gone silence

me alone again
always me
never enough to go with them

tv on but too quiet
phone scroll scroll scroll
neighbors laughing outside
sounds like knives

fridge light hits my face
leftovers cold
bite tastes like nothing

clock ticks too loud
walls breathe heavy
why they never ask me to come
why they pretend i wouldn’t care

they’ll come back later
smell like food i didn’t eat
talk about laughs i didn’t hear
say you didn’t miss much