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.)