the life we could have had | kwon soonyoung

had

drip drop.

the coffee machine
did not stop working.
after all,
it was a busy day
in the small
orange house.

dimples sat
on a lonely window sill
enjoying the warm sun
on his patchy fur.
now and then
he even purred,
scratching his chubby tummy.

it was such a sunny day,
the yellow roof
almost gleamed golden.
the oranges in the backyard
bloomed and thrived.

"another glass of orange juice,
please!"

with her sleeve
she wiped
tiny pearls of sweat
off her forehead,
busy baking more cat cookies.
thus,
leaving him to press
more juice.
in seconds,
he was able to serve.
time was not a problem
at all.

gleaming,
they shot smiles at eachother.
because no matter the hardships,
they smiled.
it was kind of their thing,
one could think.

〔〕

and it would have been beautiful,
the life they could have had.

〔fin.〕