Something Like an Answer
by Lila
· 23/02/2026
Published 23/02/2026 20:38
The board by the closet gives that knock,
hollow, half an inch of give.
I came home past midnight last night
and stopped—that's just how I live
now. Waiting. Coat still on.
Listening for the voice from down the hall,
the low you're back? Eleven months.
The fridge came on. The dark against the wall
sat where it always sits.
I held my breath.
Nobody called.