On the stairs
talking to someone new
i think
that i knew others
but it didn’t work like that
when they were trying to pull

but the stairs are
a good vantage point
traditional party furniture
stairs and the kitchen table

the house is big
not all the rooms are open
one being full of coats and couples
shagging

but mainly its okay

and though the cellar rooms
were nearly very good
its the stairs I like best
with the landing and
the person I met

and liked, and tried to impress
until taken over
once again
by insecurity
roll ups
and
another bottle of wine