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The Dishes Won't Know What Hit Them

The dishes are making me angry,

All relaxing after work in bubbles

While I just stand here and linger,

A kitchen ghost of scented soap.

People say my eyes are bright

So I scrub those glasses thoroughly

But it does nothing but show me.

My own hands go red on those

Horrible abrasive sponges

And much too hot water does

Nothing to soothe, just morphs into a

Boiling *** that riles my passing thoughts

Until I'm no longer pondering things.

I'm screaming in jealousy as I stack plates,

And fit bowls together so perfectly,

Maybe a drop falls because I'm cleaning

Dishes for one.

Maybe I'll smash them.

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danny-osullivan
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Jun 23, 2013
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