My Ode to Home Sellers

To anyone who has ever sold a home, I salute you.
The stress of cleaning, and dejunking,
the waiting, and waiting, and cleaning, and waiting.
Then, finally, an offer! Hurray!
Oh wait, they want us to do what??
Bring all of the plumbing, heating, and electrical
in a 60 year old house up to current day codes??
So, I call a plumber, an electrician, and the city power dept.
Oh yeah, and the termite inspector too!
Chaos and scheduling and doling out cash.
This is how I spent my week.
I, solemnly swear, that I will never willingly do this again!!!
But, when the clouds of chaos clear, I can see the end is near.
The closing is slated for October 28th.
Just two weeks to go. I can make it! I can make it!
I begin to dream of how great my new house is going to be,
where my paintings will hang, and where my couches will go.
And suddenly, it all seems worth it.