I rifled through your drawers
Tossed paper and clothing,
Once-dear-but-now-forgotten photographs all around
Reached into the pockets of my grandfather’s coat
Pulled out fistfuls of dirt
I sprinkled your floors with earth.
Next came a vial of the waterfall's drops.
I christened your mattress with cleansing
Leaves. The brightest colors against the most lucid blue
I bedecked your walls with ornaments
Scraps of newspaper, shards of glass
Bits, pieces of traced maps
I presented to you The World
I kicked out your windows and let the creatures in
Exploded your stereo with the frantic beat of drums
I filled to the brim your doors with the sounds of freedom
I tied ribbons to the mirror and flags to the molding
Let glitter fall from the spinning fan
Set loose the winds of joy!
But you came home from another urgent call
And saw a mess.
