Clawfoot bathtub
In the middle of
The living room
Provided a view
The family just
Finished breakfast
Kids ready
To leave the house
The doorbell rang
Shuffling feet
The youngest
Went to open
Having lived
In the house
Ten years
Today
What a surprise
To receive
A letter
From the landlord
Inside it read
Dear tenant
We are retiring
And moving back
You are asked
To move out
At the end of
This moon
The furnishings
Are to be returned
In original
Condition
Your time
Is up
In the air
Sincerely yours
The Royals
Poem ‘Reclaimed’ read by the author.
