Sevenling (Searching)

Revised:

The day was humid and stifling like a bad migraine
while night crippled with stiffness of rheumatoid arthritis,
and early morning, congestive heart failure.

Alone in the house, I searched for you
in the gold ring you left behind, in the red hat
you used to wear and the brown sweater you last bought.

Outside the room, the staircase creaked a moan.

First draft:

The day was humid and stifling like a bad migraine
while night crippled with stiffness of rheumatoid
arthritis and early morning, congestive heart failure.

Alone in the house, I searched for you
in the gold ring you left behind, in the red hat
you used to wear and the sweater you last wore.

Outside the room, the staircase creaked a moan.