Want

in the house
beside the liquor store
on the corner
of a rented
American dream

we lived
between the familiar
and the foreign
between abundance
and desire

plastic chairs
on cold linoleum floors
christmas cards
draped along fishing line

mismatched pillow cases
and blanket covers made
from scraps
left behind
on the factory floor

we used to
with much less
and much more

have a home
spun
from a stronger thread