Insect in the Tub
There was a small beatle
in the tub when
I went to take a shower.
This time I didn't feel like
drowning it or squashing it
as I ordinarily might to
excise my fear.
.
I wrapped the insect in
paper and, naked, stepped
out of the tub into the
empty hallways, opened the door
and tossed it onto the porch.
When I returned to the tub I
confronted my naked body in
in the full-length mirror on the door.
I hadn't met this man eye-to-eye
for maybe 20 years. Hello I said,
not bad for your years.
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