Burn the House Down

You could fix up my shattered windows Patch up the holes in the walls Find a way to make the incessant creaking Of the floorboards–hush Make the faucets stop their aching Drip…drip…drip… New shingles New doors New cupboards and cabinets Make my old bones feel new again– What I really want Is to be set ablaze Ashes to ashes All my flaws and failures Gone with the strike of a match Then and only then– Pick up your hammer