sparrows
nesting in the roof space
falling plaster
© Rachel Green February 2025
III.VI
Fresh air aside, beneath her clothes, her skin has cooled
exposure to the wind and trodden snow
has made her shiver, and is not fooled
by tempting thoughts to task the fast route to below.
The skylight to the late man's flat is open still
and to her knowledge no other one can know
yet of his death and so she steps across the sill
into the unknown resident's abode.
She knows she is in breach of trespass laws
by descending to this stranger's home
but there might be food behind these doors
and at the bottom hopes she is alone.
© Rachel Green February 2025
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