they are not:
your dishes
my dishes
or
our dishes;
they are
the
dishes.
and I did them
people would save
countless dollars
if
they
just
did
the dishes
no more
therapists
psychotropics
(unless recreational of course)
superficial friendships
lashing out
self abuse
(unless recreational of course)
neurosis
anxiety
ticks
and of course,
dirty dishes
(unless recreational – you fucking weirdo)
(From Exploration After Death: A Painting, Ryan Jerome Stout. 2019. Available on Amazon.)