Laura knows
What it feels like to be happy
Laura knows that.
Laura remembers joy
And the rays of it
Like it was yesterday
She repairs an old coat rack
And cleans the empty apartment
And no one asks her
To step out of the way
She fills an empty cardboard box
And turns off the radio
Are you supposed to
Keep the guest book?
Laura knows
What it feels like to be happy
Laura knows that.
Laura remembers the light
Yes, she remembers it
Like it was yesterday
The doors, the rooms were correctly shaped
The world was finally sane
Now she's throwing curtains
Away
When the coffee starts pouring
A human
Goes to sit on the floor
And looks into a mirror
She stands in front of the stairs
And bites her lip, nodding.
Is this always
This difficult?
So the heart stays still
If you can't feel anything good, neither can you feel anything bad
She leaves the key
Into an envelope
Laura knows
What it feels like to be happy
Laura knows that