I think of her every time I dust mop,
the last chore she could do. She
no longer made coffee or ran the dishwasher,
but she could still dust mop. When asked
how things were going, she always
told everybody she did that. Later,
at the home, they let her help out
a little, even though she
had to be mostly in their way.
Dust mopping. You never know
what can make you weep.
Barry Basden lives in the Texas hill country with Bean, his little rescue terrier. He reads a lot and occasionally writes.