"Ode to the Vacuum Cleaner"

Potbellied sucker
of rugs,
floorsniffer,
forager
in narrow
places forgotten
by light,
gatherer of the frayed edges
of our dreams
collecting
in unregarded
spaces
and weighing
down
the corners
of our lives,
you feed
on our
losses
and open
the way
for fresh
air and
new light.