"I was post and beam, mortise and tenon,
tongue and groove.
I was the whole construction built on friction’s bite."
Enjoy "I Was the House," along with "Autumn Work Song," by @haydensaunier.bsky.social in the current issue of Bracken: www.brackenmagazine.com/issue-xiv/tw...
I saw the storm come on.
I held each window’s shiny eye in place.
I rattled.