the ice box

tomorrow you'll
get on your knees and empty
the ice
box.
clean the shelves
of lettuce leaves,
cocktail sauce
in hardened spills,
ancient tangerines,
skin like tissue
gone green.
you don't really need
six bottles
of dressing,
Italian, vinaigrette,
blue cheese.
those frozen meats,
what are they?
who put them there?
how long can they last,
those white
boxes of Chinese?
Halloween candy,
bite sized,
like rocks
beside the ice trays.
a hardened bag
of green beans.