This, that, the other

What am I doing?
I need a rake for all of these leaves.
For the comings and goings I mean.
Like when you left your house with the door open
and the chill came swooping in
like a wave in a storm
smashing up against a golden ship
and flooding the deck.

Oh great another sunrise,
that means he is going to get up,
go outside,
take a big breath,
and come back in.