easy roommate

that winter she mainly looked at rooms

the thumbnail pictures

of beds still in their plastic wrappings

gleaming kitchens

granite veneer uncluttered

she read descriptions of gardens

and single quiet dogs

winced at misspellings in descriptions

free of grammar

and although she could not remember

showing interest

in Docklands, Leytonstone or Willsden Green

futures in these places

beckoned with their adjectives, proximity to Tesco

and several all night buses

why live with strangers

she remembers kitchens

she has known

the greasy cupboards

the tupperware lunch box that melted on the stove