Comfort

I wonder:
Does silence get along with his neighbors?
Does he warmly welcome with
jello salad
and dishes of casserole?
I want to know his recipes for
mac-n-cheese,
brownies,
and mashed potatoes.
They're the kind of recipes
I'd pass on to my daughter
after her first break up,
when she has nothing to say at all,
but really
her thoughts are racing
and her only friend
-for the moment-
is cast in the air between us.