it wasn’t easy
but i kept our house
solid and standing
a place for us
to comfort each other
and take in the view
i swept the kitchen free of recipes
and threw the cutlery away
now we can say
what we really wanna say
i kept our sitting room
from dying of boredom
i put the couch out on the lawn
i set the gold fish
swishing his way down the toilet
it was the only way out for him
i always put a new log in the fireplace
to keep the warmth inside
in case we ever found our way
out of the ice storm
i built a staircase
but i never really set the final step
i told the phantasms
to please keep out of the bedroom
or at least be happy for us
when we’re getting it on
I told the neighbours
to expect the unexpected
not to be alarmed
if they see us walk through the walls
i connected the mail slot
to the dish washer
and the phone line
to the refrigerator
in fact i did all the plumbing
and electrical wiring
myself
i can say that with pride
you know they asked me what I was building
and you weren’t there to help me explain
so I just told them some things have no reason
but you need them all the same
welcome home

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