My Menagerie

I moved into a house on the edge of town.I've had bugs of yellow, black, green and brown.I've had walls with holes, dents and cracks.I've had floors that needed much more than wax.The siding on my house is old and falling off.I had to have the chimney cleaned to stop a constant cough.I can't use my living room until I finish painting.I have to open windows, to keep myself from fainting.Everywhere I look there are things to be replaced.I've been in every hardware store, the cashiers know my face.But I don't know if I can stay aloof.Now that a family of Raccoons has fallen from inside my roof.