a little sumthin i wrote for ap english
Ode to my Laundry Basket
Oh laundry basket how ever overflowing you are
Purple and cylinder-like your walls are sturdy
They must be for the rough life they live
Your mouth is like a coat jacket
Convenient to open and close as I please
Oh laundry basket each week your contents are stripped from your innards
Strewn about the floor they are separated
Indigos crimsons violets blacks and whites
Your insides are worn, literally
They should be freshened
Oh laundry basket once you have dropped your organs they are stuffed back in
Then you are stitched together for the trek to the laundry dump
Bumpity bump you topple down the stairs
Poor laundry basket, we are almost there
Cross the floor we go and to the laundry dump
Your intestines will now be freshened
Oh laundry basket, out they come color by color load by load
It takes days to finish the task
it is a tedious process and there is much to sterilize
Your parts are washed and dried warm and fuzzy
They smell as sweet as a rose
Oh laundry basket your organs are clean and ready for you
We must put them back in you
folded as the laundry basket officials demand
Piece by piece they are packed back in you
It takes time since the surgeon hates this task
Oh laundry basket do not worry yourself
You are of good use, you will not be harmed this time
We must wait for the next batch of clean organs
A day or two passes
More is put back in
You shall survive this
Oh laundry basket it is time to go back to your spot
You need time to recover from this procedure
Your mouth is closed up again
Are you ready for the ascent up the stairs?
One two three… pull
Whack, you hit the walls
Oh laundry basket we are almost to the top
One more flight of stairs
One more hallway
Will we make it?
You sure are heavy
Oh laundry basket down the hallway we go we are almost there
Here we are my friend
Your spot in the corner awaits you
Here you sit until the laundry warden says you must be unpacked
It could be a few hours before they see
Oh laundry basket that day has come
Your fresh innards must be removed
I am instructed to have them carefully put in storage
Some will be in the drawers
Some will be, dare I say… hung
Oh laundry basket do not cry
You and I both know you would rather have your innards kept in you
They are fresh and clean after all
Who wouldn’t want the warm fuzziness inside them
Oh laundry basket I have bad news
The procedure took so long that we have developed growth on the floor
I don’t know how it happened but we must take care of this
The management says that it is unsanitary to have this growth
Oh laundry basket I tried to stick up for you
I held out as long as I could
But now it is time once again for you to stuff yourself
Eat laundry basket eat it all up
I am sorry
Oh laundry basket
Here we go again
I really did try to spare you
You are very brave
Oh laundry basket
