Someday My House Will Be Clean

Someday my chairs won't be sticky;

Someday my floors will have sheen;

Someday my home will be quiet and lonely,

Even if it is perfectly clean.

Someday my walls won't be painted in crayon;

Someday my faucets will shine;

Someday my children will be off and away,

And I'll miss these times they were mine.

Someday my sink will be spotless;

Someday my windows streak-free;

Someday my children will be on their own,

And I'll remember them at five, one, and three.

Someday I'll have organized utensil drawers,

And a tupperware cabinet you'd envy;

But now I'm enjoying these spots, streaks and spills, 

And the children who make them around me.

                                                      -KM