Bad Vibes House

Illustration for "Bad Vibes House" by Kelsi Villarreal. Worms crawl up and out of a red apple and holes within it. A pool of dark red blood sits beneath the apple.
House under threat 
from slanted 		
evergreen.

House with no fence 
to keep the dog alive.    House with hole in its side.

The Sneak Out The Window House. 
House on wide street. House with

sunken bedroom.

House with half-washed laundry, 
towels always damp. 
House where we 
never get warm.

House with litterbox

on downstairs landing, 
overflowing with cat shit.

The Drip Drip Drip House. The Look Away 
House. 

House with attic
full of wrapping paper 
and spiders.

House with cavity 
under kitchen sink.

The Dyed Blonde Hair
on Your Dead Body
House.    

     House with fruit trees,
cherries all little white worms.
	 
House sold, repainted white 
and lavender. New Age 
Decor House. Tranquility Seekers’   Vacation
House. Wide -  Lens    Distortion        House.

House with kitten buried
behind shed, under
 
pine needle rot

that sinks 
where they    step.

House under threat 

from slanted

evergreen.

 

House with no fence 

to keep the dog alive.    House with hole in its side.

 

The Sneak Out The Window House. 

House on wide street. House with

 

sunken bedroom.

 

House with half-washed laundry, 

towels always damp. 

House where we 

never get warm.

 

House with litterbox

 

on downstairs landing, 

overflowing with cat shit.

 

The Drip Drip Drip House. The Look Away 

House. 

 

House with attic

full of wrapping paper 

and spiders.

 

House with cavity 

under kitchen sink.

 

The Dyed Blonde Hair

on Your Dead Body

 

House.    

 

     House with fruit trees,

cherries all little white worms.

 

House sold, repainted white 

and lavender. New Age 

Decor House. Tranquility Seekers’   Vacation

House. Wide –  Lens    Distortion        House.

 

House with kitten buried

behind shed, under

 

pine needle rot

 

that sinks 

where they    step.

Kelsi Villarreal writes, works and exists in Portland, OR. She has family, friends, a cat, and a studio apartment that are all precious to her. She has been published in Carve Magazine and on the Oregon Poetic Voices website.