Fixing a Drawer

Pull the wreckage over the runner.

Unload the corn holders, spatulas, slotted spoons,

jar opener, unclaimed keys, and a three-to-two adapter.

Take time to reminisce about

the fight you had with your ex.

Attempt to squirt glue into the slot

without pulling the drawer apart.

Pull the drawer apart the rest of the way.

Sit on the floor.  Try to cry.

Quickly pour glue into every crevice

while making a plan to sell the house and move into an apartment

as soon as you get your unemployed brother to move out

and put a couple of the dogs to sleep.

As the glue drips onto the tile,

hold the sides of the drawer together.

This will allow you to feel the particle board disintegrate.

Keep the pressure on anyway while you wipe at the drips,

coating your hands and pants with a new, swiftly stiffening skin.

This is your life.