And now for some silliness =P

Ode to my Best Friend.

Never in my life have I had a friend like you

You’re always there for me when I’m feeling blue.

On those days where the dust accumulates and I feel dirty

You clean my feet and I watch the water turn murky.

When the sweat pours off of my worried forehead

And I feel like the heat is going to make me dead

I know at the end of the day, you’ll be there

Waiting for me to cool off, without a care.

During the cold winter mornings when I can’t get out of bed

You’re there to offer a warm place to rest my head.

When Cleo (my dog) is covered in pap¹

You let me wash her, and never make me stop.

When my clothes have been soiled and piling for days

You help me to wash them and snap me out of my daze.

If my sink is clogged, I know where to turn

I wash in your mouth, while both of us learn.

Oh, never in my life have I had a friend so true

This ode is for you, my bath tub, how I love you.

 

¹Pap is a traditional Botswana food made from mealy meal (pronounced “pop”)