The apartment opposite was vacant

It had been vacant for over a year

But it is now occupied by a writer

A writer named Maya Robert

She is celebrated for her new novel

Room 224

Which is set in Paris

In apartments that face


Her bathroom window

Faces my little kitchen

The glass is frosted

But I can clearly see through it

Which is a little off putting

When I am cooking a meal

I am thinking of putting up a blind

But will never get around to it


I am not sure if she is aware

Or really cares about her exhibition

She has a large tattoo on her back

Which I have grown attached to

A secret shared between strangers

I am reading a copy of her new book

It has not totally gripped me yet

Although I do hope that it will




Erotic Poems of Summer (2026)