wringing out the rag,
wiping the counter:
a lesson

unwrung, it leaves standing water on the counter
too little wet, it does not clean well

the rag absorbs the water–
wants to hold it–but
too much and the rag
becomes a laden sop

balance is the point
between too much and
too little

changing with each interaction 

my life will have meaning
if I can serve as a rag–
to wipe clean the leavings,
to leave the surface unpocked

to hold only the water I need,
to be wrung free of excess,
to carry away the scraps
so a new feast may be 
prepared