Our parents were fine but not really
up to the task though neither were theirs
and so on back to darkness and so
what more backache more allergies more
stuff you don’t know how to get rid of
the closet has been full since we moved
in and the water reaches only
so far as leaves tightly spin up a
bit and then a small spiral down but
don’t worry about these discarded
takeout containers from the cheapest
places someone will clean up later
after all look at the precisely
folded mountains the peaceful cold lake
other animals 