Advice for next tenant

How to make a sandwich in your boss’ apartment

Sit cross-legged on the sofa as he thumbs through a magazine / Stand in the shower as he brushes his teeth whilst pissing in the sink /

When he leaves for physio / you’ll be standing in the doorway / a body of air sucked through the corridor /

Fixing yourself a sandwich / open a bottle of Margot and listen to Miles Davis in your underwear /

Standing there / fingers parylysed in terrified joy around a stem of ivory / he’ll ask you what you’re doing / cavorting under a ceiling of light / your first time in a place like this