Creature from the Pit of Despair

It's indescribably evil

 

There’s evil in the kitchen, void of heart and soul

Waiting for me there, it makes my blood run cold

I’ve slain it many times, with bare and trembling hands

But when I walk away, it rises up again

Who will face this beast and make it go away?

No one else but me, I must sadly say

Others are too fearful to raise their swords, it seems

And hide beneath their beds while muffling a scream

Do they think I sleep so very well at night?

Dreaming of the villain that daily, I must fight?

This food-encrusted monster, no longer will I face

For starting on the morrow, we’ll eat on paper plates

Author's Note

My wife almost never does the dishes.

Years later... Okay, she's doing much better now. I think her therapist told her it was the right thing to do, especially since I'm the cook.

Reviews

[roarke]

I don't get it..............hahahaahahahahaahahahahahaahahahahaaaaaaa

that's why our early ancestors just threw everything into one big heap outside and buried it. Makes for good archeology when ya can't dig up a dino bone....

just make a raw onion and cheese sammich, then there's no clean up


oh...btw.... nice poem... fun stuff.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

hahaha! I don't like doing them either and they do become monsters awaiting us ... first thing in the a.m. is when they are worse for me.
Love your poems , so much humor!

Chloe

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super rhyme, fun and lighthearted..love a man who does the dishes...

[Christy Sargent]

Ha ha hee hee...welcome to my kitchen. I hate unloading the dishwasher but HAVE TO DO IT...in order to refill the damn thing. Just a lovely poem to enjoy this early morning as my dishwasher awaits me.

[Tommy]

I think you plucked these words right from out of my mind. lol. Paper plates indeed!

Great Write!
RLG,
Tommy

[Brad]

hahahahahahahah....oh god, when marraige was something that i was into, the agreement was she cooked and i cleaned up afterwards...it ended up i cooked and cleaned up....

[Quinn Blackburn]

We seem to have tamed the laundry monster here, but the dishmonster is more prolific and persistent than the Phoenix. It's in there gloating right now. :o) Excellent wordcrafting, Sam! An instant favorite with extra helpings of laughter

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This made me laugh because it reminds me of my house, there's always a giant pile of dishes in the sink!
Love the poem ^_^

[megalOmaniac]

really funny :)loved it

[just rose.]

OMG I had to get myself into a specific MINDSET today to even tackle the monster. the weird thing is, i like doing dishes by hand; it's very zen. it's the constructing and deconstructing of The Pile of Stuff that messes with the geometry of my head. I will put it off for hours but do tend to get it sorted by day's end. It's better if I'm on the phone simultaneously.