I Want

after Kim Addonizio

I want an unkempt home.
I want it big and busy.
I want a door that’s never locked.
I want a welcome mat
worn down to threads.
I want to follow footprints
through my kitchen,
and find fingerprints
on my windowpanes.
I want friends to stay late into the night,
their voices adorn my rafters,
their faces decorate my dining room.
I want coats piled on the bed,
bodies piled on couches,
steaming mugs clustered
on the coffee table.
I want to abide in a place
where everyone has access
to all that I have.

Julia Bonadies holds a B.A. in English from Eastern Connecticut State University. She is currently for her Masters in Secondary Education at ECSU. Her work is published in the Albion Review and The Leaflet. She lives in Connecticut with her cat, Allister.