do i miss Milagro?

do i miss

the old housekeeper, Milagro?

sometimes

i do.

when the dust builds up,

or i haven't

made the bed

in a while.

but for the most part no.

i think

of the time she broke

the mirror in

the hall,

hit the Verizon box

on the floor

with her wild vacuuming

style

leaving me without

television

for a week.

i could never find my shoes

or my

checkbook,

the milk was all gone.

there was the time she left

the back

door open

and the squirrels came in

to nest

and eat.

the water was left running

overflowing

down three floors.

i  found a vase in a twenty

pieces, 

and all my clever magnets

rearranged

on the refrigerator

door.

was it worth the two thousand

bucks a year

i was giving her.

i'm not so sure.