Clean-Up Lady’s Station  (Poetry by Jessica Holter)

Clean-Up Lady’s Station (Poetry by Jessica Holter)

Jessica Holter Live in Stage in Detroit and 1515 Broadway

Clean-Up Lady’s Station  


Because we fight sometimes

you believe we are at war 

with one another

That is what he taught you in his school

I am the screaming alarm clock

you set for yourself 

when you agreed to be loved by me

Wake up, wake up

You’ve been dreaming

It is time to get this education

Welcome to the clean-up lady’s station


I live to make believers of the contrary

I’ll be your personal revolutionary

Break you down like a weapon

put you back together, but better

Oiled up, slick, ready for battle

Teach you to spot the agents

even when they look just like your family  


Think of me as a mason

a goddess and a savior

a trainer of sorts

into a special force

I make men from dust

Someone easier to love and trust


I’ll be your motivational speaker

the heart in your breath 

on your bathroom mirror

when you look at your new self

you will say my name and ‘Amen’

With poetry and positivity 

like a baptistery

I’ll change you from the inside

make you believe in yourself again


I’m a clean-up woman

about that build-a-man enterprise

I’ll take you to new places

give you new experiences

teach you which knife to use on your old life

raise you from the dead like mighty Isis

You will see with new eyes

Gain power over pain 

Confidence during crisis

separate you from the monster

I am an exorcist


Invest my talents all up in you

Recalibrate your mind

Move light through your spine

like a master of telekinesis

Believe in you 

like our great grandmothers

believed in Jesus


Nutritionist, I’ll be your cook

sometimes, you can just stop by to eat

But stay awhile and I’ll remake you

Lubricate your gearshift

Help you find your business

Wrap you in a new suit and kicks

Give you to a friend for Christmas


My charity work be fervent

I am a clean-up woman

Natural-born community servant


Because we fight sometimes

you believe we are at war 

with one another

That is what the other

taught you in his school

I am the screaming alarm clock

you set for yourself 

when you agreed to be love by me

Wake up, wake up

You’ve been dreaming

It is time to get this education

Welcome to the clean-up lady’s station

 

by Jessica Holter

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