Cleaning

Washing of layer after layer, removing the dirt
Gathered over the years, brown muck staining
The white walls with their random patterns and pictures
Mark after mark, lines and stains, drawn by clumsy
Hands which knew no better how to decorate the surface.

Scrubbing and washing, hot water and soap, taking
Away the signs of life that has been lived within
This room which is part of a home filled with love.

Arms getting sore, the hard work strains the muscles
Which have not been trained for this sort of job, but
None the less it must be done, to clean the surface
To prepare it and make it new again, so real decoration
Can be put up, showing what magnificent a home this is.

White clean walls brighten the room, promises new
Beginnings and opportunities, a new way to create
An unique inviting room with warmth, peace and love.