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Friday Night Clean Up

By Diana Raab
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Illustration by Allen B Thangkhiew

Tonight, my daughter calls

to say she can only clean her apartment

after a few glasses of wine.

Oh mercy, how this chore is often abhorred,

as she admits that yesterday’s

hairballs guard the corner near

the organic cleaning solution closet,

near her dog, alone all day.

My PETA girl whines, whimpers

and grumbles as she sips

grape juice from a long-stemmed glass

as she thumps to the beat of rock n’ roll:

as melodies blurt out

of a corner vintage jukebox.

She turns around and spots

her pouch proudly sipping

his own personal brew

from his brown bowl,

and then squats

for his evening business

with total disregard

for the discomfort

one more clean up brings to its master,

all in the name of a perfect home.


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Posted On: November 4, 2022
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