I was tempted but resisted

I was tempted, really,

for a few moments, I put it in my cart

even thinking how easy it would be to pull a 

pre-moistened towelette from the shiny plastic 

dispenser and press the four corners into 

the neatly cut slits.

I would remove it from its plastic packaging,

the kind that must be cut with a sharp pair of scissors,

the material that goes in a landfill and never goes

away, it will be there for future generations 

to ponder at our wastefulness.

I decided against it.

I put it back on the shelf.

I went home and pulled out my decades old

mop handle, the original covers long gone.

I covered the base with an old kitchen towel,

secured it with clothespins, sprayed 

some cleaner made with baking soda

on the floor and mopped.

The floor was beautifully clean.