Putting Together

I ordered a free-standing cabinet, Despite having known in advance It needed to be Put together by me And my husband, who viewed it askance. All the pieces were labeled quite clearly, As was each tiny bag filled with screws, So we read the brochure, Not quite feeling secure, Yet we thought we had nothing to lose. As we struggled to follow instructions, Which had steps listed 1 up to 10, We repeated our vow That we’d finish this now But we never would do it again. At the end, just a couple of hours Was the time that it took to complete. Still, it wasn’t much fun, Though once it was all done, I felt proud we’d not bowed to defeat.