There is now a child living upstairs.
Either that
or a very excitable little person
with ADHD
going back and forth
back and forth
very very often.

I have not yet met my neighbors
which seems stranger
since I have more hours at my disposal,
post-employment.

I was certainly more aware
of the ADHD little person
while I was employed as a remote worker
constantly chained to a computer at home,
seeking unsuccessfully to concentrate
before a screen, with the pitter patter
of banging feet above my head.

Now, I think much less about the neighbors
but I am still vaguely aware of their presence.

I feel certain I’ll meet them someday
perhaps soon.

I wonder if the child tastes good.