Furniture

I threw away the jacket / I wore through half that year / Kept it folded in the closet / Like I might need it again / I changed the coffee order / Stopped taking the long way home / Moved the chair beside the window / So the room would feel less closed / I found three boxes in the hallway / Full of things I couldn't name / Receipts, keys, old notebooks / A photograph with half a face / I didn't make a ceremony / I didn't call anybody / I filled two bags for the garbage / Then made something to eat / I'm putting the room back together / Piece by piece, without a plan / Not becoming who I wanted / Just becoming who I am / I'm putting the room back together / I don't need to know the end / If I recognize the person / Sitting here when morning comes / Some days I still check the old address / Some days I almost call / Some habits don't know they've ended / They keep walking through the hall / I learned to leave the dishes / Until tomorrow if I want / I learned that being lonely / Doesn't mean that something's wrong / I'm putting the room back together / Piece by piece, without a plan / Not becoming who I wanted / Just becoming who I am / I'm putting the room back together / I don't need to know the end / If I recognize the person / Sitting here when morning comes / There was a time / I needed an answer / For why I became that person / Now I think / Maybe some questions / Were never meant to stay open / New keys / New shelves / New coffee / New mistakes / Same hands / Same face / Different things to carry / I'm putting the room back together / Piece by piece, without a plan / Not becoming who I wanted / Just becoming who I am / I'm putting the room back together / And I finally understand / You don't rebuild a life at once / You move one thing by hand / The chair is by the window / The room looks different now / Not better / Just mine