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  • The Light in the Window

    The Light in the Window

    I leave a lamp burning
    by the window sometimes.
    Not for you.
    I just prefer the way it makes
    the house look warm
    from the street.
    And I like coming home
    to evidence
    that someone expected me,
    even when that someone
    was myself.
    If you happen to see it
    one evening,
    you may knock.
    But understand this—
    the light was already on.