“jesus owns melbourne”
said the sticker on the fridge
in another person’s home
they’d thrown open the doors
for half an hour
who wants to buy?
like so many others
in this area
we’d already seen
the house was from
another era
green carpets
brown slippers
a musty smell
and a quiet frailty
maybe someone’ll shut
the wire screen door
after feeding the cat
out back
and turn the radio on low
so it’ll feel like
they’re not alone in the house
this cold evening.