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my house in order
my house in order
is it time for me to put my house in order
the calendar only lies the mirror reflective
telling me i have one foot across a border
sees through my disguise timidly neglected
pull out the drawer or open the cupboard
after a brief futile glance close them again
clothes on the floor an indignity endured
piles without balance scent of a lion’s den
possession once precious set in shambles
in care stored saved and almost forgotten
gaudy and pretentious high price gambles
a cost of the enslaved the sober besotten
sorted in a mental triage to towers of piles
perform a soul’s jihad on folders and files