My dish soap powder had caked

Into an unpourable state

In the bottom of the box

And would not turn loose of itself,

And so I went out into the front yard

And found a stick,

And brought it in and poked around 

In the dish soap box until

I had just the right amount

To put into the dishwasher.

And I'm tempted to think that I'm so smart,

And to be proud that I have not evolved

To some helpless state of humanity

That exists beyond all common sense,

But, truth be told I've learned

The art of using tools

From watching crows and squirrels,

And that's the only reason I know enough 

To feed myself and keep my dishes clean.

-jenn