I wrote this over a year ago, and back then I was in an incredibly dark place, but I assure you I have recovered fully since and sincerely hope that what you are about to read doesnt prompt any worry for my current welfare; I wrote this about suicide. I replaced the word "die" with "sleep", I similarly substituted "room" for "cause" or "reason", to play on the use of the word "foot" (as in the unit of distance) AND in context to my "empty house"- as there is room in an empty house, and at the time I had just moved, leaving my house empty, and causing me a small amount of grief. ie "in the foot ive yet to gain theres room enough to hang" suggests that the idea of growing up scared me so much that I began thinking longingly of suicide ("hang"). if you take a second look at the poem with this in mind, I think you'll find that it all makes sense, whereas without this knowledge, it doesnt.