A Clean House
The sink's filled with dirty dishes
The basket's filled with dirty laundry
There's dust in every furniture
The house needs cleaning, hurry!
I start with wiping the book cases and tables
Then I sweep the floor of dirt
I put away all that's messy
Until my whole body hurts
And then I look at my hands
Once everything is done
And look at a clean house
Only to realize that another mess has just begun
And this keeps going on every day
The laundry keeps piling up
Even though I just washed a batch yesterday
Sometimes I think the dishes in the sink
Are just waiting for me
I want to look away but they gave me a wink
I look again at the house
It's not as clean as I thought it was
I picked up a bag and packed all the trash
And threw it out with a loud crash
I looked again at the house
There's still a lot to do
And until the sun sets for the day
I cannot delay what I know to be true
That a house can only be cleaned
When I pick up and clean the mess
That I keep putting off, but now is due
This is everyday life, it cannot be denied
Unless I want a messy and dirty house
To live in, to thrive.
About this poem
When cleaning your house is likened to how you clean up your thoughts.
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Written on February 26, 2024
Submitted by Proxy31 on February 26, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XXAX XBCB DXD EAE CX FF CG DG XXG XCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,103 |
Words | 238 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 |
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