I am neither a user nor an abuser ...
there is a great deal of respect necessary
in handling cleaning agents like soap and detergents;
and non-abrasive cleaners for counters, floors
and showers.
Working with mechanical monsters, like stoves, dishwashers
and washing machines, and electrical appliances --
kettles, irons and mixers -- demand minor knowledge
replacing fuses and rewiring wires ... and so does
fixing the rubbers and fittings of decay
on taps, tubs and toilets.
Cooking cannot be done without ingredients,
appropriate apparatus;
and clean utensils ... and at least a working
knowledge of a healthy diet, vitamins and minerals,
and simple believing that heat and air destroy some
important micro elements ...
I have a pair of razor sharp sizzors. No, not metaphoric
for tongue, nails and teeth, but real sizzors ... able to cut
through thick plastic and thin tin ... I use it to expose
every morsel left in containers ... and spend hours
milking bottles upside-down for the last drop
of liquid detergent or protein enriched hair lotion ...
Now tell me, Beloved:
do you really think I shall disregard your heart
and soul, and the wondrous magical connectivity of your mind,
if I take such great care with saving on
all material levels?
Do you think I shall be benevolent
to that minute moment of an electrified kiss,
not boldly redirecting it
to bliss ...
or not recalling every single
default
of our love,
carefully reconstructing our passion?
Author notes
I am a woman
In a list
A contest entry
- ~For Woman Only...Throw away that dishtowel...Write me some poems!! by Nature Song.
559 points, ended August 28, 2008, 11 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I think a key ingredient in any relationship is passion... be it physical or spiritual. For without it there's no lubricant to keep the machinery of union from wearing out. Good luck in the contest.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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Wonderfully crafted poem. I have to agree it belongs in your list I am a woman. Passion and housecleaning...how can one compare the two...lol. Good luck in my contest ~Sie
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I think you would milk the moment of all its worth and savor the essence for all eternity, this is a skillfully crafted poem, so detailed and cheerful, I love the hurried pace, and the level of the questining throughout, as the imagery of this keeps everything so alive and real! well done Myra! A beautiful poem.
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Oh my friend
what a wonderful manner to speak your heart. I was first thrown off track, but knowing you, I kept reading on, then the delight with toungue-in-the-cheek, I read on, to be brought down to earth ... as usual, for you never write 'anything' without reason. I loved this to bits. Blessing my friend ... it seems the visit brought some hope! Frans
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