strange time in my life

Lucie said some plants made her feel sick
and the plant in our living room was one of them. 

Yeah I get it — 
it’s huge, it’s too much, 
it commands the room. 

Like that memory of you naked,
post coital,
obviously, 
when you stood up from my bed and immediately,

before even looking in my eyes,

moved to the other side of the room and
checked your phone. 

It was horrible,
disgusting,
hideous,
awful. 

I looked at you and I felt
how Lucie