I survey the scene
one like this doesn’t take hours to make
this is dedication and planning
a labor of love that’s too demanding
too fierce
too free
she needs some restriction
because this is crazy…
I told her that she needs to downsize
she just laughed at me
christmas all year
and you’re not a christmas store
the floor like this
this is a hoard
a stash
decorations and bows
wreaths and garlands
curtains and china…
talk about service
she could cater the democrat
and republican conventions
all on the same night
the collection of silverware and plates
enormous…
this can’t be sane
half the time
I never plan on staying for more than 4 nights
its move this
pack this
place this here
did you run the errands
and my tools
they around here somewhere…
she have the house so done up
its more like bound to me
boxes and chairs
mattresses and don’t you dear forget
the christmas trees
of her own creation
her own application
and methodic fabrication
2 ten foot
2 eight foot
2 six-foot
strategically placed…
decorated and laden
to the T
don’t mess with this woman
when she is in the zone
she is a robot
a drone
if she could
you would marvel at what this almost 70-year-old
could do
on her own
the woman has no fear…
I stand and hate
but admire the clutter I see
how can I just ignore this woman
she has done so much for me
i`m glad she` s my mother
but this unbelievable
sometimes senseless hobby
has to cease…
.
Da Absentee © 2011
*****
I really don’t put people in my family into writing, but sometimes it’s the only thing i can do. She has a problem that no one else wants to call her on. (talking about my siblings) I have told her it’s a waste. No one is going to continue this after she’s gone. It’s time to leave it alone.
As Always…
Stay Positive!
Da Absentee 