Toothbrush, tweezers, nail file,
thick bristled hair brush with
the yellowish tint of having once
lived in the house of chain smoker,
the gift, perhaps, a well to do accountant
would have given their niece or nephew
for a graduation present, with teak
inlay and now the dark stain of being
owned by someone afflicted by sweaty palms
and an appetite for salty things.
Modern Poets Magazine 