noise complaints

I thought my self-conscious had
packed his bags for Africa
or maybe
moved to Europe

and yet
and yet
yesternight
he banged on my door for what felt like
the entire Cretaceous period

I tried to tell him
Sir, your apartment is no longer available
I've given it to another tenant
but he wouldn't let me ignore him
kept going on about

Mouths to feed
and
A wife and three kids

word of the day is
Pushover

he pushed me over
and then he left footprints on top
of
my face
when he walked all over me

now he and his wife
and three children
are living happily
in apartment 3B

unfortunately, all of my
happiness
has been evicted