we live in a small house
or to be specific
a small room
i don't know how many metres
so whenever someone asks
i tell them
five foot steps
that's how much it takes to
walk from the door to the wall's end

five foot steps
four people
and an almost-forgotten memory
that's our home

my father
he's just a memory to me now
he left when my mouth first learn
how to speak the word
'papa'

the only question i asked
to my mother for...