domesticity/normalcy

written sometime in spring of 2024. i think.


I woke my brother up
when i went to get a glass of water.



I dropped it.
It shattered.
He laughed.



I cleaned the glass up,
and he got something from the pantry.
He left,
and I was alone.



When I went to turn the lights off,
one took longer than the others.
It slowly flickered away.