Love and Irritations

When I'm Done

As soon as I am finished doing my chores

I'll be with you, we can then have a chat

Instill some wisdom through your pores

Even if you don't want it.

As soon as I am done churning and fretting

I'll pour you some milk into a glass

Let you eat some cereal from a bowl

Before I put you into the field.

As soon as I am done complaining

About the hot, muggy pea-soup fog

I'll let you ride on this tractor

Slow-motion ploughing, don't get stuck in the bog.

As soon as I am done gathering and collecting

Those monthly fees that pay for the farm

I will get off my throne, toss you a bone

Wrestle with you, maybe even twist your arm.

As soon as I quit holding my breath

Waiting for the cows to come home

I will be glad to pull you in a wagon

Build you a two-wheeler so you can roam

As soon as the sunsets on this work-filled day

I will muss up your hair, tell you I care

About how you will find a work more in line

With the person you are... as soon as I am done.