the new born appliance

on day

one, you are so careful

with the new

appliance,

your proud and haughty

GE fridge,

all shoulders and made

out of stainless

steel

you can see your face in.

you use

your best wash

cloth

to clean up spills

and stains.

wiping it down like a new

born child

you just made.

but by week two,

you still care, but ignore

the ketchup dribble,

the coffee spills,

the rotting lettuce in the bin.

you put off

for a few

days the pickle jar

stuck on the shelf

beside

the tumbler of Tanqueray

gin.