takes place on the landing
 
Auntie and Uncle are both out
 
Siti covers for me
calls out from behind her grate
if someone starts up the stairs
steps onto my landing
 
First day she warned me
of the camera tucked on the bookcase
the cupboards and the sofa
 
Boy's bedroom has another one
stuck behind his trophy
 
Last maid got sent home for sleeping.
 
Now I sweep out the landing
cultivate plants as a screen
appropriate the stains on the concrete
by continual cleaning
 
When the sun turns behind the Southwest building
I lay down
count my fingers
count my four square meters
          and sleep