at the bathroom wallpaper
She had liked it once-
Now the roses were faded;
the seams showed.
held no toothbrush or
soaps or
medicines
The bowl was dusty,
toothpaste gobs long gone.
She squeezed the Colgate onto her brush
The crimped end of the tube read
EXP OCT06
It still worked, but had
lost
all
flavor.
submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Sunday Mini Challenge, A Birthday in September, William Carlos Williams
