Screen Door (Variation)

Screen door bangs shut and the day is done Shoes kicked off on the welcome mat Wood still warm where the sun sat Nothing left to carry, nothing left to run Let it settle, let it sink Ice still cracking in my drink The porch knows what I need Before I do Armrest smooth from a hundred evenings Concrete holding the day's heat Somewhere down the block a stereo Playing something I almost remember Let it settle, let it sink Ice still cracking in my drink The porch knows what I need Before I do My body decided before my head Sat down and the whole week shed Like a coat I forgot I was wearing Let it settle, let it sink Ice still cracking in my drink The porch knows what I need Before I do