clean sweep

you have
decided to
clean
the cupboards
of your life.
sweep away
the friends
that aren't
truly friends,
and only want
their needs
fulfilled,
the lovers, who
don't love,
but want to leave
in the middle
of the night after
their heartbeats
have returned
to normal, and
the sweat has
dried, why
are they so
much like you.
and then
there are
the parents
who base their
affection
on guilt, who
wait to be
called. what
to do with
them. perhaps
another day,
you'll do
the cleaning,
it's too nice
out to start all
over again.