the mud room

when

someone tells me to take my

shoes off

in their mud

room,

the small room

that leads

from the 4 car garage

and yard

where the big

kidney shaped pool is,

i roll my eyes and begin

to form a

negative opinion

of them.

i know i shouldn't,

but already

the wheels of disdain

are spinning

in my brain.

i sit there, in the 'mud room',

and untie the laces

of my shoes,

which are mud free

by the way,

and sigh.