I have this relationship <br />with cleaning my house <br /> <br />meticulously <br /> <br />everyday; <br /> <br />work <br />that is never done. <br /> <br />I have this relationship <br />with cleaning my house <br />which is poorly <br />understood. <br /> <br />All around seem oblivious <br />to the work <br />involved <br />in this home environment <br />and like despoilers- <br />clothes get strewn <br />and dishes left- <br />for the cleaner of the house; <br /> <br />because I, <br />unlike them, <br />can't bear to see my self esteem <br />cluttered like that <br />every day <br />with dirt and dust. <br />I then take the cloth <br />and clean what is precious to me. <br />. <br />I have this relationship with my house <br />which even in this, <br />my family <br />is poorly understood.<br /><br />Lonnie Hicks<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cleaning-house-2/