Things the Apartment has Witnessed

1.  Utter relief when she gets home after a long day

2. Reciprocal conversations with the cat

3. The breath knocked out of her the first time they grabbed her hand for the first time

4. A book that returned some of her hope and compassion for the world

5. Puffy perfectly golden pancakes stacked on a cookie sheet in a warm oven

6. The phone connecting her to solid ground and unconditional love in Arizona from under the blankets

7. Reshuffling of tarot cards in an attempt to make sense of her place in the universe

8. Rejection and hope in several of their glorious and transformative flavors

9. Late nights of racing against deadlines

10. Sunrises that tinted the bedroom pink