rosa's maid service

i prefer
to get home late,
when it's nearly dark.
the house looks much
cleaner then.
the dust and shoe marks
on the floor,
less obvious.
the unwiped counter,
the dishes
scattered on each table,
in twilight
the mess is somehow less
annoying and less
a pointed finger
at my laziness with
cleaning.
i stare at the coupon
that was slipped
under my door,
Rosa's Maid Service,
ten dollars off
the first visit.
perhaps, tomorrow,
when the sun comes up
and i feel
i need it more.