And So

it was decided that a vacation
from us was just the ticket
and back across the continent
I went flying and upon arrival
ripped up the living room carpet
beat the sofa to pieces with a
sledge hammer (I couldn’t carry
it and wouldn’t come apart
naturally) all of it far too
old and mighty dusty that is
what love can do to you I know
it did to me why I actually
fixed things up for almost a
first time and very long overdue
hoor-ray for love and let there be
more forever more and that day

–Wendell Metzger