a house for sale

I don’t expect you to understand that this is more than a house I’m selling,
that my husband died here,
that I watched my dog take her last breath here,
and that I watched my other dog deteriorate and had to make the difficult decision a few months ago, here, alone.
That I’ve had to fight and fend alone.
That, many times, I wished I could just quit.
That I got up and held on.
Throughout the storms, rains, earthquakes, and eruptions.
Alone. Here.
No, I do not expect you to comprehend at all.

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