#271 the tea is on

the kitchen shines

my eyes adjust from the dark outdoors

my shoulders relax for the first time in months

I'm smiled at

hugged

welcomed

sitting at the kitchen table as the teapot grows warm
this smell of homecooking would make my tail wag if i had one

i am at home in someone else's house

i forget the darkness outdoors

exercise the muscles involved

in smiling

in loving

in living