I wanted complete
 
 independence.
 
 But living here with
 
 a borrowed family
 
 demolished
 
 that idea. I don’t
 
 want to be without
 
 companionship.
 
 And the monster
 
 doesn’t count.
 
 All Alone
 
 In a weekly
 
 motel, in a
 
 not-real-nice
 
 part of Reno,
 
 I look at my
 
 possessions,
 
 every damn
 
 thing I own,
 
 contained in
 
 one medium
 
 size suitcase
 
 and one box.
 
 At least the
 
 place is clean,
 
 no noteworthy
 
 bugs or stains.
 
 I sit in the red
 
 vinyl chair, flip
 
 on the twelve-