I
will miss those tiny green buds,
with
their pink and yellow sprouts.
I
will miss those marshmallow blue-birds.
Such
a shame – I now have to take another route ….
Don’t
stop now.
I’d
better take care of these things,
there’s
a lot to do for Springtime Cleaning.
Better
take care of all this in case my
doorbell
starts ringing.
Gotta
take out the trash, gotta
get
the broom and mop and pail.
Gotta
make sure I don’t slow down
and
look at your mail ….
Don’t
stop now.
Clean
up the dining room,
but
don’t save the treat from you.
Don’t
think about how unfair it is that
those
candles flickered, but never burned out ….
I
wipe down the table, and set it for two –
A
habit. So take one place back,
my
other dishes it will stay behind.
Pretend
it doesn’t matter – pretend to be blind.
Don’t
stop now.
Get
rid of your new red baseball hat.
Gotta
hide the pictures.
So
I don’t have to see, I’ll put you away.
Jesus
Christ, don’t look at that bouquet!
Don’t
stop now.
Get
rid of that bath mat you
bought
so I wouldn’t fall.
Just
sweep, sweep, sweep – everything will be fine.
Just
clean, clean, clean and get rid of it all.
Don’t
stop now!
It’s
okay, it’s okay. Just breathe. Just keep on cleaning.
So
that later I’ll come home to my Springtime house like new,
and
all of your gifts and all of your trinkets,
will
soon be buried
just
like you.
