The air inside the cabin was unsettled
Their leaving abrupt
The stone hearth fire burned low
Only a bed of orange embers shone
Above hung a kettle forgotten
Water long gone cold
Plates were placed perfectly on the table across from each other
Forks lay on the top of the leftover food
Chairs pushed back from the table
A coat lies crumbled on the floor
Muddy boots next to it
One upright, one laid on its side
The back door slightly ajar
Letting in the cool draft from outside
It stirs the strands of my loose...
