cleaning house

i am going
room to room
with a sponge,
a bucket of hot
water, a mop, a duster,
cleanser, windex
and a broom.
i am removing
years of dirt,
dust and debris
from under the bed,
in the closets,
wiping clean
the hand and heart
prints of time
and weather,
where the outside
has gotten in
through the crevices
of windows and
doors. slowly,
but with force
i am scrubbing
the walls, the
ceilings, each
and every floor
i walk on. it's time,
in fact way over
due. and this has
nothing to do with
us, as you well know.