they left a spot (draft)

The apartment wasn’t clean, no

No, not at all

Was clean enough, they said

That’s what they said

For a reduced price

It was supposed to be clean enough.

But I found the spot

The crimson crust hiding beneath the light switch

In my bathroom

I could feel her there

It wasn’t clean enough, no

Not at all

I left the spot there

I don’t know why

It wasn’t my job

It wasn’t my wife

It wasn’t my fault

It wasn’t.