my life is cluttered like my carrot plot
in my backyard beautiful with its green
when captured in a photograph
but when pulling them out for the table
to cook, or to eat as raw salad
there is a different rhyme
useless, too thin, also drying too fast
in a day, or two, but soon ready
to be dumped in the dump that garbage
maintaining my regular payment of the city tax
hence my life has to have much uncluttering
starting with my study needing to be cleaned
with papers filed and some books discarded
the two spaces with hardboard also need
a little mopping to remove my grandson’s spill
my pantry needs arranging
and much to throw away
as i did with my spouse
kitchen cupboards too need a little arranging
with those closets upstairs to be emptied
adding some order to the piles of clothes
the bathroom i use needs scrubbing
with that shower rubber fixed
the wire mesh on the window
in the living room can wait
for fixing till next spring
but windows need cleaning
though only after the garden is fixed
with at least all carrots pulled out
and distributed to those deserving
and undeserving with the hose pipe
wrapped and placed in the garage
the garage too needs cleaning and the basement
a major project before i complete
my paper on the theology
of the missio dei
for the SPG journal
or that workshop on pluralistic perspectives
for the White Court Christians
with Justin, my daughter’s son i give in
putting aside all other
while i have to consider my daughter
and her laziness that has piled up a major clutter
with her boy-friend and his direction less life added
threatening to flood not only my basement
but my entire bungalow drowning me to death
i need to sleep enough to give my heart
rest and an opportunity to heal
with enough exercise to get rid
of excess sugar and that fat
while the major task would be to bring enough money
to eat appropriate food and pay the bills
which means also putting up with mediocrity
the main ingredient of the present life
© henry victor 02.10.2012
