Why do we invite
Disagreeable things
Into our heart
People, memories, thoughts
We sweep them out a space
Hang pictures on the wall
Make them all nice and cozy
Play the perfect host
For a guest who rips to shreds
It’s abode
Until it’s an unrecognizable space
Why do we listen
To such an inconsiderate thing
Why do we allow
The damage it brings
Remodeling us from the inside
Refusing to leave
Until we find it difficult
To recognize ourselves
Or return
To a former joyful state
Realizing too late
All we have to do
When a disagreeable thing
Knocks on the door of our heart
Is refuse to let it in
Throw the locking bolt in place
Protect our sacred space
Let someone else win
The hostess award
E.A. Fussell
10.08.2020
E. A. Fussell 