Working for Wood

My kitchen, my kitchen

Saving for months and months

Scraping, scrimping, suffering

Dropping Lincoln, Jefferson

Roosevelt, Washington, and Kennedy

Light hardwood floor
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Into bottomless pit of a jar

Working for wood

Hard, shinning, long living

The kitchen floor finished

Gave my soul a respite

Gave my hands less cleaning

Polishing and waxing

No water for the thirsty floor

The doggone dog caused heart attack

The dripping, drooling, drooping dog

Standing on dark hardwood floor
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Slobbered, soaked, and trailed saliva

On precious wooded kitchen floor

Fit to be tied and fists tightly folded

My bathroom, my bathroom

Saving for months and months

Scraping, scrimping, suffering

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln

Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, and Franklin

Allowed familiarity and ease of getting

The rest, snobbish and far flung

Standoffish and playing hard to get

McKinley, Cleveland, Madison

Chase and Wilson, heavy hitters

Dreaming the dream of marble floor

Finished floor gave steps pride

Polishing and waxing, gleaming

The doggone dog caused heart attack

Please, avoid Princess’ peeing, please

Peeing on polished, pristine floor

The doggone, doggone dog

Fit to be tied and fists tightly folded

 

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--My dream has loved paper so much for so long because it gave influence to the parched voice of a fashionista poet. Finding this outlet, that voice is now replete with expressive sound.