As I was reading through my Nikki Giovanni poetry books, I came across a poem Nikki wrote before I was born that is oddly similar to one I wrote a few years ago. So this Tuesday, I wanna share both. Consider this blog post,"Tuesday's with Nikki and t.renee"!
As always, reflect and enjoy....
Housecleaning
By Nikki Giovanni
copyright 1970
i always liked house cleaning
even as a child
i dug straightening
the cabinets
putting new paper on
the shelves
washing the refrigerator
inside out
and unfortunately this habit has
carried over and i find
i must remove you
from my life
Junk Day
By t.renee
copyright 2000
I'm gathering up all my junk
taking it to the junk yard...
the cat's water bowl... she ran away 3 years ago
the mismatched plates and cup we used to eat canned ravioli on
the old swing falling apart in the backyard where we first kissed
that broken picture frame you got at the 99 cent store
your picture... with you wearing that sly grin I used to love
it makes me nausea now
my heart...
you bruised, mistreated and broke it
before you walked out the door
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