Draft 3: Unhomed

[alonso ramoran]

Because the house is empty
a buzzing fly is all that can be heard,
tapping on the dusty glass that
an image fades and brightens through,
as if real enough to live in, until
it would soon rest upon the sill
with the others. But, I will leave
the window open and tear the screen.

Draft 2: Unhomed

Because the house is empty,
the buzzing of a fly
is all that can be heard, tapping on
the dusty glass an image fades
and brightens through, as if real
enough to live in, though the sill
would be where the fly will rest
with the others. But,
I’ll leave the window open
and tear the screen.


Draft 1: Dispossessed

Because the house is empty,
all that can be heard
is a buzzing fly, tapping on
an image kept by dusty glass
as if it was real enough
to live in, even if the sill
will be where it rests
with the others. So,
I'll leave the window open
and tear the screen.