Page 106 of The Secret to Belonging

Glendale, CaliforniaLatitude: 34.1425° N

Longitude: 118.2551° W

ONE (EN)

the apartment is beige

the sofa

the chairs

the carpet

the bedspreads

even the plastic forks and spoons

and the stack of paper plates in the kitchen

like the fire is punishing your family

all brightness has been burnt from the world

you’re no longer worthy of hues

it was cheap, your father explains

the insurance company set it up

beggars can’t be choosers

you put your bags on the beige floor

lie down on the beige bed

stare at the beige ceiling

the hospital is green

the walls

the curtains

the tables

the chairs

in the middle of the green sea

your mother floats

like a white island woven in gauze

for a split second

you think you recognize the pattern

from your weaving theory class