Poem of the Week - Home Repairs

Even though summer's pace seems to be at full gallop, there has been some great writing going on. Recently, I found this gem in the Poetry Pantry, written by Scott Matthews at A Mystical Path. Existentialism in the guise of a Home Depot holy man. Cool concept!

Home Repairs

Poetry Pantry

They come,
Seeking answers
To scratch paper sketches;
Porches, playrooms
Pantries and problems;
Resultant conundrums of a material world.

Expecting-
High pressure tactics,
Pushy sales person
Running up tickets,
And, of course, technical expertise.

What they don’t expect,
Is a Home Depot holy man.
An orange apron-ed mystic,
Offering solutions to drywall dilemmas.

Who studies the cracks in foundations,
Listens to camouflage
overlying faint cries of despair.

And hears-

How do I build a stairway of sincerity?
Tall as a tower, shining steps rising
Above the crippling contrariness of my life?

What manner of steel is so stain-less,
To weather the corrosion of my debaucheries,
To anchor my heals in righteous construction,
So Heaven someday may be within reach?

What padding can be so resilient,
To keep disappointment from scorching my ass,
Dragged through the coals of work-a-day world?
Flat on my bum, one foot entangled,
Eternally caught in the crux
Of life’s bottom rung?

And

Where do I find the cheapest fix,
To patch this hole in my heart,
Out through which my humanity bleeds?

Welcome to the Depot, he replies.
Mirrors, aisle seven.

Such a clever poem. I so love how "to patch this hole in my heart, out through which my humanity bleeds?" and the ironic response of the closing lines. 

Do check out Scott's blog. Fans of werewolf stories will enjoy excerpts from Scott's writing in this genre. Thanks, Scott, for your participation at Poets United. We appreciate you!