It’s comfortable here. The floors are soft
and up three flights there’s a view;
the rent’s not gone up in years and tomorrow
they’re planting trees. If this paradise
were pocket-friendly, I’d take it anywhere –
but it isn’t. Still, if I keep this patch
for some time, the postman might even
come to learn my name. How long will
my luck hold? If this were a casino
I would cash my chips in this instant,
but stability, it seems, is a dream that
you have in between one address and another.
This is where my love of roaming led me.