Elephant
in the Room
Darling,
I'd like to have that conversation
now.
I'd like to take your coat
and
sit you down, offer you a glass of table wine
maybe
a towel. You can take your shoes off
if
you like. I've made sure there's a fire
to
warm your heart and concentrate the gaze
for
a few hours. I've taken care of dinner
the
cats are fed, the plants have all been watered
the
dishes done, the kitchen is chemist-clean.
The
ironing is dry, thoroughly aired, and folded.
I've
swept and mopped the floor, and washed the door
frames
down. I've bleached the bathroom tiles
with
an industrial disinfectant. I've wiped the windows
to
transparency. Of course, I didn't touch a thing
in
baby's bedroom. But I'd like to have that conversation now
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