Apr 11 min read

First of the Month

Blue-gray walls and builder-grade carpet

Flat-pack pine and a mirrored closet

Plastic bins in lieu of dressers

From the omnipresent Target

Landlord special, facing east, vinyl floors

White kitchen cabinets and counters of quartz

Bean-counters in the office say

rent is due today,

But they won't see any til the fourth.

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