oh how i love my pink velvet couch. 

you don’t get pink velvet couch without 
moving outside of new circle. 
moving outside of new circle means
leaving the co-op. 
leaving the co-op means
saying goodbye to walking to tahlsound. 
saying goodbye to walking to tahlsound means
missing the neighborhood cats. 
missing the neighborhood cats means
finding a new walking route. 
finding a new walking route means
that i moved. 
moving means no more apartment. 

no more apartment because 
i couldn’t be there anymore. 
not without you or our stupid little life. 
no more apartment meant
no more couch that we got for the home we were building. 
no more couch where i held you while you cried. 
no more couch for cats to curl and dog to disturb. 
no more couch worn with your elbow, my hips. 

you don’t get pink velvet couch without 
posting ‘couch for sale. well loved. comes from a home with pets.”

oh how i loved that couch.