DOING THE DISHES

Get out the dish soap

Please pass me a towel

I’ll stand by my mother

And talk for a while

It’s not about cleaning

The dinner dishes

It’s more about discussing

Our hopes and our wishes

We often take a nice, long stroll

Down good old memory lane

Sometimes the pieces are vague and limited

But I love it just the same

We dissect the daily news

We bitch, we moan, we laugh

I know I’m a very young lady

For it’s been a lovely path

To those of you out there that rely on a machine

On a random night, just give it a rest

Spend quality time with a loved one instead

Just trust me, it’s truly the best!