In the kitchen
you will find
when you open the creaky door
mould on the bread
cobwebs on the toaster
an exploded spud in the microwave
and warm fat oozing from the cooker
In the bathroom
you will find
when you move the shower curtain
a sink smeared with toothpaste
a hairy sliver of damp soap
an unflushed toilet with a cracked seat
and the smell of the sewer monster
In the bedroom
you will find
when you step across
the underpants a torn comic graffitied with felt tips
a crushed and empty can of Coke
a teddy squatting in the waste paper basket
and a single lonely sock
In the garden
you will find
when you trip over the wheelbarrow
a rusty spade in the compost heap
a drainpipe drowned in nettles
a kite in a dead tree
and a headless gnome
In the morning
you will find
when you get up for breakfast
Mum pouring cornflakes
Dad drinking tea
everything tidy
and another nightmare gone
