sounds like it's something
for everyone in the house to hold
like a household dog
something shared
I imagine it on the fridge
it could be like rules or
a chore chart cooking
has been reheating
recently
I think of the old Christian Guys
who founded Hermon scary
around the fireplace in 1912
rats probably maybe harmony
my grandma's pet rat Georgia
lived on her kitchen counter
she was tan and white with
red eyes and now I need
clorox wipes
my grandma has already
visited me in every dream
I've almost given up on
sleeping don't count on it
need to cushion the ends
of it with pillows but
they are still suffocating
in garbage bags outside
which reminds me
I need to take out the trash
tonight
tonight's sleep cushioned
on either end with the
grumbling of trash can
wheels and then the
chaos of garbage truck
it's hard to believe
they don't crush cars
with the claws
yesterday, I read a children's book
called Trashy Town
there was a lot of repetition and
it was about a real garbage man
named Mr. Gibby
