"Homework" by Allen Ginsberg.

"Homework" by Allen Ginsberg is a critical view of the world and a mock plan to fix it.  Ginsberg uses a laundry metaphor for cleaning up places in despair, landmarks in ruin and bodies of water in need.  "If I were doing my Laundry I'd wash my dirty Iran/I'd throw in my United States, and pour on the Ivory Soap (lines 1-2)."  Ginsberg only uses "my" when referring to his laundry, the United States and "dirty Iran."  This is perhaps him taking ownership of what his country, The United States, did to Iran.  Ginsberg doesn't convey any sense of urgency in the poem.  He makes it sound as critical as his own laundry which to him, would be a big deal but it probably wouldn't be to other people which could be a dig at the people, possibly politicians, who are taking these disasters too lightly.  He takes these issues seriously but does not expect to be given the same level of seriousness.  This poem is a heart-hearted alert to society aimed at trying to get people talking.  It's to bring awareness to the world's problems that need attention.