I fear
running out of words
and understand
now what it means
to be a conduit,
an instrument,
a match -
rather than a tap
turned off or on.
Or could it be
that pictures
moved right in
where words once were -
the eviction
noiseless, overnight?
Most likely
it was just a brief holiday:
a clock with moveable
hands
tacked to the door-
Back at 2:00