The Apartment

Bed Shakes and slumber alike Float upon me Wet emotion Soaks through and stains For her smiles And his furrowed brow Imprint The laughter and pain Mirror Me, the shine and prism Of her hatred Endless hours of Not good enough And his reassurance Of loveliness That will never Be understood Carpet Pounding thrashing Of their two loves Upon me at two am Smiling after the Sound of play Echo the hallway And wake the neighbors Laughingly unashamed Television One no two No three Grabbing at differences In perception and Personality Rolling eyes Grinning heart Oh just take it Closet I contain both of Their many faces Of characterization For each other And the outside The demons and Faults swept in me Obsession and Impulse Curtain Shades of truth Hidden delights And detriments Behind my mask of Sunshine shrouded Cotton obscurity Enough peaks through If you really look Lamp Groans and sighs She adores me Perhaps his consciousness And her fear of darkness Will come to terms And leave me at peace One day Till then I never rest Shower Pearly suds cling to my walls When they are happy Songs penetrate steam But oh how I am neglected Dry sadness For the majority I take too much energy From helpless souls Couch Sore and abused An alibi for each His quiet savior Her supportive friend My popularity increases As creativity disappears And common ground Is rarely evident Fridge He frowns As she stuffs me With poor choices Reflecting regret With life all around But I feel empty When they are joyous For they are no where to be found