Scenes painted of foreigners by unknown faces
​Attempt to make me feel welcome.
Faces intrigued in fantasy
​Crafted by the touch of strangers.

​Warm carpet encloses the heel of my shoe
​endeavoring to comfort me with
an embrace.
​Deep mahogany lengthens the distance to closure.

​Decorative chairs and tables
and love seats that express nothing of the sort
​stand boastful and undefiled
yet the room feels faint.

​Pillows upon pillows
​rest to soften the blow
​but the damage is already...