while i soaked & napped
in the tingle-hot tub
you floated patiently up by the drain
you did not complain
you don't care what happened at work today
where i sweat so much, my skin is so oily
i won't stay wet
like a duck won't stay wet
you just want to rub my body
with your soft underbelly
make me less smelly
&, GOD help me, i let you


-- 9th August 1998