Nothing Out of Place

The screen door catches on the floor I lift it with my shoe The coffee goes from hot to cold Before I make it through

The men are working down the road A saw cuts through the air Everything is where it was And I'm just standing there

No storm came through the valley No warning in the sky How can something feel so heavy When there's nothing I can find?

Nothing out of place Nothing I can blame The sunlight finds the kitchen But it doesn't feel the same

I hear the whole world turning And I let it turn away Nothing out of place Nothing I can name

There's an apple on the windowsill A bruise beneath its skin I turn the darker side away And set it down again

The orchard keeps its crooked rows The leaves collect in piles I tell the neighbor I am fine And mean it for a while

The sky is clear above the hill The birds are on the wire I keep searching for a reason To explain this quiet fire

Nothing out of place Nothing I can blame The sunlight finds the kitchen But it doesn't feel the same

I hear the whole world turning And I let it turn away Nothing out of place Nothing I can name

I've measured every doorway I've counted every stair I know the shape of every room But I don't feel I'm there

I thought the bad news would arrive With thunder, smoke, or flame Instead it came at breakfast And never gave a name

Nothing out of place Nothing I can blame The sunlight finds the kitchen But it doesn't feel the same

I hear the whole world turning And I don't want to turn away Nothing out of place Nothing I can name

Nothing I can name Nothing I can name

The coffee cools beside the sink The screen door settles shut I turn the apple toward the light And leave it where it was