Let Us Make a Deal

Let’s Make a Deal
By Renée Michelle Wenker

I promise if you hear me out,
And set aside your weary doubt,
You might agree to my appeal,
And decide it is a worthy deal.

I really need to get things done.
This mess is making me high-strung.
Since tomorrow, you’ll be on the job,
You won’t be home to hear me sob.

So here it is, my desperate plan:
Tonight, I’ll do all I can.
If you let me have tomorrow’s dose,
Of rits, this house will look much less gross.

With principled sincerity,
I promise not a word from me,
Of complaint or sullen misery.
I’ll endure tomorrow gracefully.

If you say no, I’ll understand.
I’ll make no further woeful demand.
If you say yes, then bless your soul.
I’ll do my best to meet my goal.