This was the first time that I
realized that we were truly married –
a seal-the-deal moment
She wrapped a towel around her hips
& vanished into the bedroom
while I sat drinking
beer in the kitchen. My big hound
stared at me with
question-mark eyes
wondering if he’d done anything
wrong;
I wondered the same
Neither of us ever heard of soap-scum
build-up, but
it sounded like a life-sentence
Rusty Truck 