Did you know your blinds have 26 slats when they’re most of the way down? 

Do you know there’s 18 blobs of plaster on the wall where that thing fell off? 

Do you know that everything feels better when I’m with you? 

I’m calm enough to count,

Normally the noise is too loud. 

I get to enjoy the way the shadow dance across your wall,

Their checkered pattern waving to me – my favourite invitation.