The Last Seven Rooms I Left the Light On In

The last seven rooms I left the light on in

1. The bathroom at the end of the hall, because the switch was
   two feet to the left of where I expected it to be and I only
   remembered at the top of the stairs.
2. The porch. The bulb had been out for a week and the light
   being on was a kind of promise I was making to replace it.
3. A hotel room in a city I did not know, to come back to.
4. The kitchen, Sunday, 11pm. My mother was still in there and
   I did not want to turn it off around her.
5. A storage unit, the first time. I could not tell from the
   door whether the switch was already down.
6. The room my grandfather died in. For three nights, then no
   longer.
7. This one. The light is on because

我最近留着灯的七个房间

1. 走廊尽头的卫生间，因为开关在我以为的位置往左两英尺
   的地方，而我走到楼梯口才想起来。
2. 门廊。灯泡已经坏了一个星期，让灯开着，算是我许下的
   要去换它的承诺。
3. 一座我不认识的城市里的旅馆房间，留着灯，好有处可回。
4. 厨房，星期日，晚上十一点。我母亲还在里面，我不想
   当着她把灯关掉。
5. 一间仓储间，第一次去。站在门口，我分不清那个开关
   是不是本来就已经扳下去了。
6. 我祖父过世的那间房。亮了三夜，之后不再。
7. 这一间。灯亮着，是因为