untidy lives

there is clutter.

sweeping to be done.

closets

to be emptied.

all the lies and secrets

are stacked

up high.

there they are in

the attic,

boxes and bags,

in the cellar. 

in the shed outside.

beneath the bed.

so much hidden.

so much to be cleaned.

to be the taken

to the curb

before the world

knows

what you've been

up to,

before you're dead.