this is how to walk in: blue door and three steps the bathroom is straight ahead, then the fire escape white mold (have you called me?) covers the floorboard "chemistry," she says to me as we split a brownie that I got for free because there were no chocolate chip cookies, "chemistry," she repeats. after the first three steps, there is a corridor this whole apartment wood paneling portions of the walls are painted white, portions blue the corridor is only about three feet wide, and there on the left is the thermostat, and there on the right some boards used to try out a composition the sink the corridor chloe is from paonia, colorado is tiled with apricots fake brick tile cherries and I wonder peaches if there are any letters waiting the All Right sign is right outside this morning as I woke up next to you I was still fighting, fighting to stay in dream and I don't remember if you said something, I don't remember what it was you said