The Significance Was Obscure
we’ve been married thirty years
he told me.
to what do you attribute your marital
success? I asked.
we both roll the toothpaste tube
from the bottom,
he said.
the next morning
before brushing
I rolled the toothpaste tube
from the bottom.
of course, since I live alone,
the significance was
obscure
as it usually
is.
—Charles Bukowski
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