After All

Cleaning out a closet.

I have taken on a new hobby in my retirement years,

airing my dirty laundry.

I opened that closet that I keep that kind of stuff in,

and I must say, the light of day has improved the space,

greatly.

They say that doing such things is good for saddened souls,

but I have my doubts. My shoe comfort has not improved.

My dirty laundry has been hanging in that closet for a very

long time, along with those skeletons.

And after a lengthy examination, I do believe that self-pity

has taken root in the form of a fungus.

Then there is that pile of regrets,

which seems to be getting taller.

You know, the more I ponder the more the pile rises.

And I guess that was to be expected.

None the less, all those regrets are way past due,

and the fines have more than been paid for in time-spent,

wondering.

So, out they will go into the “Say-la Vie” dumpster,

along with those other things I can't do anything about;

like the dirty laundry.

All the cleaning in the world will never take the stains out

of that pile of bad decisions.

As far as those skeletons are concerned,

they are not all mine and some are left over from the past.

So I will just slide them over into the shadows and let

sleeping dogs lie.

I'm sure my kids will do the same, while adding more;

After all, we're only human.

JE Falcon

Reviews

[Carola]

hi JE
an interesting read, to me it seemed more of a story than a poem.
your so-called "bad decisions" are just decisions made with insufficient information in the first place, which may be due to a hurried decision because of lack of time for fact-finding, & age is also a factor.
i don't believe in beating yourself up over that.
cheerio carola

[JE Falcon]

Exactly. :) bad decisions are decisions made with insufficient information; lack of time & age is a factor, always. --- This is an article, or sorts, but they didn't provide that category, so poem it is. LOL

[Gee]

Mostly when the unsavoury parts of my past raise their not wanted heads I smack them with a cudgel and put then back into their box at the back of my mind. No point wasting time on what cannot be changed.
Enjoyed your thoughts and words

[JE Falcon]

Thanks, Gee, just having a bit of fun. LOL

[Donna]

So true! There comes a time we just have to let it go! I really enjoyed reading this one!

[JE Falcon]

Gee, thanks, Donna, this was one of those ideas that hit me out of the blue, so, I ran with it then I closed the closet. :)

[Miss Sharon]

I dare say there will not be one person who reads this post who will not be shaking their head in agreement with every line. (after a lengthy examination, I do believe that self-pity has taken root in the form of a fungus.) And that fungus will multiply very quickly! ~Sharon

[JE Falcon]

Ah, Miss Sharon, thanks for dropping by. --- Oh well, those of us with the fungus on-slot have two ways to go; wallow, or bathing. :)

[John the Baptist]

Well, we all have our dirty laundry and our skeletons. Yes, and they will rise up and say "Remember me?" from time to time. But of course they're just unemployed ghosts looking for work. You might say hello, but then immediately say goodbye. Sometimes auld acquaintance should be forgot.

[JE Falcon]

Thanks, John, but sometimes it is easier to forget the past if you are busy, right now.

[William Michael Reeves]

What are we? The rack you hang it out to dry on. And you didn't bother to clean it first. So now we have fungus among us. I found myself laughing a few times, tempered by the mystery of where the story was going not sure if I should laugh. Seems you have bones everywhere. Under you. Beside you. In you. And hiding from you...in the closet!

[JE Falcon]

Ah, Dem-bones, dem-bone, dem---old bones. --- When a person comes from a family like mine, God rest their weary souls, a person is bound to have a few skeletons in their family closet. :) --- But I believe it is best to air the closet and get rid of unwanted things, rather than to close the door and sit in the dark. --- It's creepy in there. :)

[Chris Shaw]

I think as we age, we do have time to reflect on life's journey. There are bound to be a few regrets, not that we can do much about them. I usually find myself pondering on the "what ifs". That concentrates my mind. As for the dirty laundry. I have mine too. Most of it stays in the laundry basket, but every now and then it needs a deep clean and up it comes for an airing. Enjoyed the read Falcon.

Chris

[JE Falcon]

Thanks, Chris. I've noticed that too, the more time I have on my hands, the more I reflect on past occurrences, that is why I wrote this. But I believe it is best to air the closet and get rid of unwanted things, rather than to close the door and sit in the dark. --- It's creepy in there, you know? :)