Like a plumber who arrives unannounced
To finally tend to some clogged drains
Excavating debris from places unknown
Every hair out of place and now on display
Replacing valves narrowed by calcification
Hard leaking out and encrusting itself as scale
We would have swiped the traps had we known
Snaked the drains to show we tried
Instead the towels are all hanging out
Not expecting company
It is hard to tell with this visitant
Too embarrassed are we to lock eyes
He sees the mess we're in
With judgment we can only suppose.
Afterwards, we scamper around tidying
With brush and bleach in hand
A deeper clean than normal
Reinforcing our capacity for Good Housekeeping
The mirror now sparkles, “Ready.”
Forgetting the blocked water flow solved
Oh the hubris, the silliness to think
We can keep it all pristine
That a hair shall never fall out our heads
That hard water is ours alone to bear
Something is forgotten
We were not the ones who called for help?