eellspoems

poetry (and essays) by john eells

Hot Water

Posted by restorel66 on December 27, 2008

Under house. Crawl
Space. Three days.
Water heater. Anger.

Plastic pipe. C-ment.
Sore back. Stiff neck.
Grave glare.

Eight-year-old. Small
Hands. Unafraid.
Chips in. Questions.

Satisfied. Crawls out.
My face. Turnabout.
Wide grin.

3 Responses to “Hot Water”

  1. Your poem definitely captures the frustration and sense of accomplishment in dealing with home plumbing problems or any home repairs for that matter.

    Thanks for the great read – Rich

  2. ggw_bach said

    nice poem. Evocative

  3. Ben Cotten said

    Ohhh… I’ve been there.

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