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I visited those friends who'd just had a baby, and she was washing dishes and he was cleaning the house, and I burst with happiness. And in their minds, they were in this terrible domestic rut.

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Cleaning House

I have this relationship
with cleaning my house

meticulously

everyday;

work
that is never done.

I have this relationship
with cleaning my house
which is poorly
understood.

All around seem oblivious
to the work
involved
in this home environment
and like despoilers-
clothes get strewn
and dishes left-
for the cleaner of the house;

because I,
unlike them,
can't bear to see my self esteem
cluttered like that
every day
with dirt and dust.
I then take the cloth
and clean what is precious to me.
.
I have this relationship with my house
which even in this,
my family
is poorly understood.

poem by Lonnie Hicks
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Natural Disasters

What's wrong with nature
Cracking my house through earthquake
Trees practicing their weathering there
Yet washing away my dishes
Damaging everything in my house through floods
Tilling my house through landslide
Attacking me with epidemics
I wish it would warn me first
If I was the cause
Why wouldn't it tell me?

poem by Walani Ndhlovu
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Petite

I met this petite lady

she was still on her second year
of a nursing course
when her aunt retired as domestic helper
in bakau

she had to take over
the employer paid for her passport and documentation

she works there for two years
vacuuming carpets
washing dishes
dusting off walls and windows
taking care of a baby
and sometimes cooks for visitors

she is round
and will do everything just to earn
her money
and please her parents
back home

she is 25, too young to be a family bread
winner
and an export labor
a heroine for another
locally written novel

she has her boyfriend back in mandaue waiting
but he could not meet her at the airport

her parents do not want her to marry
the jobless
Pinoy

'home for good', she says when she bids us
goodbye

deep inside me
i wish her independence

i know that happiness
is too elusive

but anyway i wish her that
too

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Housework

Wash the dishes dear.
A bard doesn’t do dishes.
William Shakespeare did,
wrote his best work when cleaning windows,
for his wife.
I didn’t know that darling; anyway
windows look ok to me.
I didn’t mean the windows but the dishes.

poem by Oskar Hansen
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Terrible Way To Treat Your Baby

I know that she loves you now
But your heart doesnt keep any vows
And thats a terrible way to treat your baby
A terrible way to hurt that girl
Its a terrible way you treat your baby
When you know that I love her
More than anything in this world
Her heart isnt for a game
So tell her , you dont feel the same
For thats a terrible way to treat your baby
A terrible way , you hurt that girl
Its a terrible way you treat your baby
When you know that I love her
More than anything in this world
Oh, so sad ,leaving her behind
And if you give me the chance to take her hand
And try to change her mind
For its a terrible way to treat your baby
A terrible way you hurt that girl
Its a terrible way to treat your baby
When you know that I love her
More than anything in this world
For its a terrible way to treat your baby
A terrible way you hurt that girl
Its a terrible way to treat your baby
When you know that I love her
More than anything in this world

song performed by by Bee Gees
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More Time Baby

As I put you in ur cot
please go to sleep if you are not
to hours sleep is all I need
to do some housework & have a feed.
Washing on & dishes done,
Enjoy your sleep little one
I’ll vacuum now & do some dusting
This house is really quite disgusting
If you’ll sleep a little more I should be able to mop the floor.
Now the house is clean & tidy It’s... time to get some food inside me
It is now that you awake I guess that sandwich can stay on the plate

poem by Karen Heeney
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I Have Seen Too Many Old Friends Die

I have seen too many old friends die
I have visited too many hospitals
I have cheered up as best I can - too many times
I have watched helplessly
their pain and degradation
too many times.

I have had enough.

I don't want to see another friend die
and I don't want to die
in such a terrible way either.

I have seen too much-
Tomorrow I will make another visit-

poem by Shalom Freedman
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These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles. The ones that you sing when you're driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.

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The Song Of The Dedicated Househelp

in London
and in Italy
the domestic
housekeeper
(euphemism
for Filipino maid)
sings
her song:

cleaning another
person's house
taking care of
another mother's kids
cooking for
the master
mopping their lawns
dusting their
carpets
wiping their
furniture
washing their
dirty clothes

all for the money

in her home country
her son has become
a drug addict,
her house sinks
in the water
there is no food in
the refrigerator
her husband is living
with another younger
woman
her papa is sick with
cancer
her mama is dead
she sends money
for the casket and
the wake
she prays some more
for her daughter
in school

in London
in Italy
she is not
a human being

in Hongkong
and in Singapore
some of them
become crazy
and kill their
master's kids
(who knows?)

the news headlines
says
Pinoy househelp
hangs herself
in the bathroom

another one jumps
from the 15th floor
crashing to the
ground
like a crushed
watermelon

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Baby, Lets Play House

(words & music by arthur gunter)
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby baby.
Baby, baby baby, b-b-b-b-b-b baby baby, baby.
Baby baby baby
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
Well, you may go to college,
You may go to school.
You may have a pink cadillac,
But dont you be nobodys fool.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Now listen and Ill tell you baby
What Im talking about.
Come on back to me, little girl,
So we can play some house.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Oh lets play house, baby.
Now this is one thing, baby
That I want you to know.
Come on back and lets play a little house,
And we can act like we did before.
Well, baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Yeah.
Now listen to me, baby
Try to understand.
Id rather see you dead, little girl,
Than to be with another man.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.
Oh, baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby b-b-b-b-b-b baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.

song performed by by Elvis Presley
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So, I'm lying on the couch and Laura walks in and I say, 'Free at last,' and she says 'You're free all right, you're free to do the dishes.' So I say, 'You're talking to the former president, baby,' and she said, 'consider this your new domestic policy agenda.'

quote by George W. Bush
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Togetherness Is Gone

My wife,
Stop cleaning the house
Please come here
To accompany me

My husband,
The house is dirty
We aren't able to pay the maid
You've already retired

My wife,
Don't cook
It's a holiday
Let us eat outside the home

My husband,
Don't eat outdoors
We need efficient
You've already retired

My wife,
Let's keep me company
Why the rush to sleep
It's still early

My husband,
I have to get up early
To clean the house
And prepare breakfast

My wife,
I have to go this morning
My friends were waiting
Long we don't meet

My husband,
Be careful on the road
Greetings for your friends
But, why not breakfast?

My wife,
You have fallen asleep last night
I see you sleeping soundly all
I don't have the heart to wake you

My husband,
I'm sorry
I don't welcome you home
But, why should sleep on the sofa?

My wife,
I have to go again
I have social activities
With my old friends

My husband,
Don't forget dinner at home
You look very dapper
Although not wear perfume

My wife,
sorry, we were very busy
I had dinner with friends
Happy dinner, dear

My husband,
I woke up too early
But you're not at home
Where are you?

My wife,
I came home at midnight
I have to go early in the morning
I don't have the heart to wake you

My husband,
I just finished washing clothes
I've found the clothes that you wear today
But, why the smell of perfume?

poem by Hasanudin Sofyan
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Men Cleaning Women Cannot Abide

My wife said she was going out to shop,
I knew she'd be gone for hours,
So I cleaned the house from bottom to top,
Then went out and bought her some flowers.

On arriving home she asked what's that smell,
I boasted I had just cleaned the house,
With what she said it's like something from Hell,
It stinks like a hundred dead grouse.

By doing the cleaning I thought you'd be flattered,
She said exactly what have you cleaned,
That really left my giant ego shattered,
How dare she leave me feeling demeaned?

The house is filthy what did you use,
I replied the same stuff as you,
She said it's my intelligence you're trying to abuse,
I'll now have to start cleaning anew.

What have you done to my kitchen floor?
You've got it full of stellar streaks,
The worktops are scratched like an old barn door,
My mop bucket's now full of leaks.

The toilet is filthy I said no it's not,
She said look at the state of the pan,
You've left enough stains to play dot to dot,
As for cleaning you're now on a ban.

She'll be so impressed she'll be singing,
That's what I honestly thought,
Now she's saying I've got the house minging,
Remember good cleaners cannot be bought.

I walked away totally deluded and sad,
It's moan if we don't then moan if we do,
If they had a self- cleaning house they'd still go mad,
I'm going down to the pub for a brew.

The moral of my story affects far more than me,
It's a problem that is truly worldwide,
It's a sexist thing I'm sure all males would agree,

‘' Men Cleaning, Women Cannot Abide ‘'

‘' They think we do it deliberately''

poem by Bri Mar
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Man Your Garbage

Your the left over that no one eats
You just rot in the fridge
Until someone throws it away

Your the dirty dishes that no one
Want to clean up
Cause the left overs are still in the pan

Your the trash that stinks up the house
Your the junk that I need to throw away
But don't have the heart to

Your everything that I don't need
And yet your still here
Stinking up the place and rotting away

It's time to start cleaning up the place
And I'm gonna start by
Throwing all your stuff out the window
So don't be surprised if all your stuff

Is in a with all of left overs
And dirty dishes
And the trash
And the junk
All the stuff that's garbage
Including all your stuff that crowds up my place

poem by Beth Ann
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song performed by by New Edition
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Just Wanna Be With You

I got an airplane ticket
And my shirt is stickin out of my jeans
You got me painted in the corner
Where Im livin way beyond my means
Outside my window
A bird once flew
Now I dont even care
What kind of gum I chew
And oh baby
I just wanna be with you
Well I dont wanna wash the dishes
But Im wishin I could wash my hair
You been on my mind so long
You must livin up there
Well its up to the circus
And down to the zoo
The monkeys lookin at me
Like Im lookin at you
And oh baby
I just wanna be with you
I dont wanna go to london
To visit the queen
She dont like my english
If you know what I mean
Dont wanna walk around
Like I got nothin to do
Uh uh baby wanna be with you
Uh uh baby wanna be with you
Well I was cleaning out my wallet
While Im sittin on my livin room rug
I was lookin at the numbers of the women
That I thought I dug
There was one that begged
One that teased
One God blessed me
Every time I sneezed
But oh baby
I just wanna be with you
Bridge:
I wanna be with you
When there aint no love
When the banks all close
With the stars above
Lonely wont be lonesome
When we get through
And uh uh baby wanna be with you
Uh uh baby wanna be with you

song performed by by John Prine
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All the Faith

He has a religion for all the faith,
Ours for the taking, ours for the right.
May we ascertain properly,
With learned men see the light.
The bubbles of words come from our mouths
Like soap and liquid, and all things about washing,
Cleaning us all with phrases of joy and harmony.
A custom breathed is a custom of sincerity,
You must take your faith and then reveal
To the people what is in their breaths,
And what minds offer in the form of questions
And answers.

poem by Naveed Akram
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House Full Of Love

(McDonaldHarrisFarren)
Guess that we could always want for something more
Then how much is enough
So much for all the things we know we can't afford
I don't need any more stuff baby
Let everybody else rush around, fight the crowds
Only to ask themselves why
All I need is just some mistletoe, you and i
Baby I'm satisfied right here in your arms
[Chorus:]
Baby, we got a house full of love
We got a house full of love
Might not be rich enough, baby we got love
And that's all we really need
We got a house full of love
So baby come to me and sit here by the fire
And let the world rush on by
We'll find the magic of a christmas long ago
Just like the very first time
Let everybody else lose their minds, wait in line
Only to ask themselves why
All I need is just to be with you christmas eve
That's all the present that I'll ever need
[Chorus]
We got a house full of love now baby
All I need is just to be with you christmas eve
That's all the present that I'll ever need
[Chorus]

song performed by by Michael Mcdonald
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Scrub, Scrub, Rub-a dub dub

Scrub, scrub, rub-a-dub, dub
cleaning is such a chore.
Scrub, scrub, rub-a-dub, dub
cleaning's such a bore.

Washing, dusting every day,
seems there is no end.
I know that when I'm finished
it will start all over again.

Windows, floors and kitchen sinks
just can't seem to stay clean.
The kids go out. The kids come in
and there's the same old scene.

Wash the clothes. Let them dry.
Put them on to wear.
Before the day is over
there's a spot that wasn't there.

Scrub, scrub, rub-a-dub dub
when will it ever stop?
If I could find those rub-a dub men
I'd gladly give them my mop.

poem by Edwina Reizer
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Society could subsist even if everyone does nothing

You worry much
Doing this and that
Cooking the rice
Washing the laundry
Cleaning the house
Feeding the pigs
Cleaning the yard

You are doing everything
And taking everything
You are having the
Burden of this world

And I pity you
I am here
Sitting watching
The sunrise
And marveling
And I
Simply wonder
About everything
Everyday
All these things
Are always new
To me
And this
Afternoon
I will be marveling
At the orange ness
And redness of
Sunset

The cool evening
The glitters of stars
And the song of
Night birds
And the hymns
Of the nearby
Church

And you complain
Of back pains
And a sprained
Leg and a cracking
Bone and a nerve
Wracked and wrecked

The problem with
You is you are
Overworking
You are at fault

Society could
Subsist
Even if everyone
Did nothing

I have things
And nature
To enjoy
And talents
Not to
Waste

The society where I live can subsist even if I do nothing.
And you are not a part of it. You refused to.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Related quotes

Cleaning House

Natural Disasters

Petite

Housework

Terrible Way To Treat Your Baby

More Time Baby

I Have Seen Too Many Old Friends Die

The Song Of The Dedicated Househelp

Baby, Lets Play House

Togetherness Is Gone

Men Cleaning Women Cannot Abide

Man Your Garbage

Old Friends

Just Wanna Be With You

All the Faith

House Full Of Love

Scrub, Scrub, Rub-a dub dub

Society could subsist even if everyone does nothing

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