Cleaning the Closet

Once in a while I get lost

Once in a while I feel down

Once in a while I feel overwhelmed

Once in a while I clean a closet


Cleaning the closet…a beginning and an end.

A sigh of relief over a job well-done.

Pull everything out

Assess it

What goes back in

What gets thrown away

Be discriminating

You don’t have to keep everything

Some things are a surprise

Some things are just nasty

And you wonder why you kept them in the first place


Cleaning the closet, like cleaning the cobwebs from your mind

Is good for the soul

It has a beginning

And an end

And you can deal with all the crap in the process

What do you keep?

How do you let it go?

Can you really give that up?


Yes, I can

When I get lost, I clean a closet

When I feel down, I clean a closet

When I feel overwhelmed, I clean a closet

When I clean a closet I feel better.


My mind is clear

My heart is free

My thoughts are organized

I’ve gotten rid of the crap

That goes along with living

That gets in the way of living

To make room for life

And all it has to offer



When I feel down, I clean a closet.