Spring Cleaning
I'm so sorry about what happened
can you hand me one of thse garbage bags
full of that winter?
I'm a lot stronger than you dear and I don't mind
the smell.
why didn't you tell?
now he's dead and I can't do anything
would I have?
well I don't know
It would have really
caused a lot of trouble wouldn't it.
Let's just take these out to the curb
and it will all be taken away.
watch out don't drip any of that
on your brother
you know he has a weak stomach
squeamish
look it's dark,so dark outside
too dark for this
let's take these back up to your room
just for now
you know we can put them in your
Hope chest until the garbage runs next week
take out those old dolls and teddy bears
you're too old for that stuff now anyway
aren't you dear.
you should not have kept so muchof this
for such a long time
that's why it smells so bad
it's your own fault after all,isn't it dear.
Copyright © Johnette Loefgren | Year Posted 2006
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