ghosts

there are plenty of sticky notes lining the countertops at noon when
she wakes up. giving instructions for crockpots and prepared meals. 
meatballs sitting in tomato sauce sitting in a ceramic and glass con-
tainer sitting on the countertop. no pasta. who eats meatballs with
no pasta. not me. who asked for meatballs in the first place. meat-
balls sitting in tomato sauce sitting in a ceramic and glass container 
sitting on the countertop is supposed to be sitting in the fridge. how
did the meatballs get there. a sticky note next to the meatballs says
'too hot so i will put them away whn I get home. love u' with a scrib-
bled heart but who loves the girl who lives alone and didn't make nor
ask for the meatballs and wonders where the pasta is and when night
time falls there's a pot of pasta boiling on the stovetop put there by
herself (she hopes) she sits at the table with her meatballs and tomato
sauce sitting on pasta sitting on a paper plate sitting across from an
empty chair for someone who was supposed to sit all those things in the
fridge whn they got home and instead let her heart starve while her
stomach stretched satisfied.