Have you ever looked into someone else’s house? Find a vantage point where you can see someone else in their house, describe what you see and feel:
The man in the apartment is in such a hurry, he opens one of those trouser press machines and puts the trousers in a small suitcase. To see this makes me feel lonely and almost desolate. His flat is so empty of soft things; there are few photographs or pictures or cushions or nice curtains, instead he has metal blinds and a metal framed mirror. I am reminded of my worst times. I want to look away, at the sun or at trees or anything that is alive and hopeful.
MS reader-contributor 2009