A poem about cleaning and healing
Take a lemon and some salt to scrub out your sink
And the memories of the rotten meals washed down it’s drain
(Make sure to check for clogs)
Hydrogen peroxide will remove the stains from the pain in your belly that leaked everywhere while you were unprepared
Baking Soda will do for most other stains
The salt of your tears comes out with soap
Make sure to sweep behind to get rid of the dust
And the demons
Tuck in your sheet, lay fresh blankets and fluff the pillows so that later you can luxuriate in its softness
Polish the wood to make your history new
Mop the floors but wash the mop first to make sure the stink of the past doesn’t come back
Scrub and soak and lift and organise till your body is strengthened by your work
And when you are done fling open all the doors and windows
Let the air come in and make you new.