Poem By Sea: House Warming
House warming
Welcome.
I built this house for you
I even adjusted the windows so that they adhere to your point of view
I primped and primed the baseboards
Made sure the sturdiest things were the headboards
And ran the water on your cue.
I cleaned the carpet
Adjusted the drapes
Because I know you
I know your taste
I ventured to the attic to make sure everything was stored correctly
But I built this house for you so it's okay if my stuff gets neglected
I compartmentalized the stuff of your desires
Everything left of mine, well, I'll just burn that in the fire
You see, I want this house to be warm for you
Whenever you enter, mornings, evenings, afternoons
A sacrifice I'll make
And I'll take
a couple of things into my room
So that I don't consume
your seed causing me to bloom.
You want my room to glow
Not my womb to grow
You want to make me feel good
but I feel so uncomfortable
But it's all for you
Because I love you.
You love me?
No. I love me
This is for me
I built this house from my hands and knees
Sweat and tears with nobody
You look at me so carefree
Cause you don't really care about me
Your heart is already taken I'm not even a nominee
I built this house for you and you didn't care to give me a key.
You want to invite guests but I would guess that those guests are breasts, I mean undressed, I mean unimpressed with what I built for you
But you already gave them the address didn't you?
I let you in.
How did you like it?
Was it warm?
Was it inviting?
Did it smell nice?
Were the carpets soft?
We're the drapes pretty?
cause that's important after all.
But you can't stay here, my dear.
Not anymore because it's clear that
you don't want to live here.
So I'll remove the dinner from the dining room table
Call Verizon and disconnect the cable
You're confused...is this news unfathomable, well,
There's a crack in the foundation so this home is uninhabitable
How much time will that take? That's, that's incalculable.
But you are a man of resources
A man of Plan B's
So fret not because there's a for sale sign down the street.
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