the lift

Sheetrock, meet ceiling. The ascension enabled
by the lift, a rental machine
that cradles the panel, then raises
it by means of hand cranking
that large wheel. Adjustable, ingenious, squeaky.
Covering up the textured paint that
has been damaged since the radiator
incident of 1992. Just after I
moved in, hot water cascaded through
the ceiling from a rupture upstairs.