Kissing The Tiles

Life after showering should be
as simple as arse-kissing the tiles
while you squeegee the door.

It is neither horrid nor thrilling –
unless you are unwilling to comply
with regal edits, and cleaning

the glass walls of the shower is
one such summary eminence. Think
of it as healing, certainly cheaper

and more pleasing than being
told at $600 a session your stress
levels need management,

that for $899 a session the remedial
program can begin; whoa, you say,
I can’t afford therapy.

Well you can, take
squeegee in hand and clean
the shower screen door,

and when you bend impiously
while kissing termagant tiles,
smile to yourself and mutter –
“Well, you’re getting it for free!”
© I.D. Carswell 2006