please, can we do this later?

not unlike

your body, the machines

in the house

tell you

when they need a rest,

need to

be replaced

or fixed.

they leak, they wheeze

and squeak,

there's a rattling

noise

in the washer,

steam

rising from the pipes,

dripping

water.

i put my feet up on

the couch

and go back to drinking

my coffee

and reading the paper.

later.

i tell them all. later.