A Room Not My Own

I've chosen a room not my own
other voices flicker along its walls
and crack like static across the ceiling
hot with their requests
cold with their forgetfulness
but it is my room
i lick the seals of the doors
i pad the mattress with more sleep
watch the cracks grow umbrage
awe the native shadows
I've chosen this room

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