Should I go back to work?

Home maintenance cries for attention
but so do Mlady & Dotty, my cats.
Monks live in caves, at peace.
Does monk peace energy improve
the world? Although not a monk,
if I leave my cave, my work may
improve the world; and definitely
would refresh-renovate my home.

note: poem was written
July 13, when Dotty
was still alive