Teaclutter

Where is the laugh in owning so many
teacups but never owning any tea?
It’s not the absence of sugar.
It’s not the ants,
it’s your taste buds
and the time of day.

We skip Saturdays so often,
roll them up like rugs and
feed the dust through the windows,
I never asked for tea,
so why are there teacups
on my front porch
and sitting on the lawn chairs,
circling in the microwave,
hanging from the curtain rods,
filling a cavity and most of all,
cluttering up my countertops?

I still don’t have any tea.

Originally published in the 2018 FACETS at the Butler County Community College.