replacement parts
the plug on the shower drain
shuts just fine but
won’t stay open all the way
I bend over and push the
lever down but it eases back up
at best open a quarter of the way
I tell myself the mechanism
inside is old and simply
needs replacing
the puddle at my feet
grows larger by the minute
and while I stand there
scraping off an old layer of skin
I tell myself all it needs
is a little ball and chain
january two thousand seventeen
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jdubqca 
That is awesome JD – Love it!
Thank you, Lara – I’m elated that you do!
Definitely a favorite.
😀
This is just one of those little details that keep us unhappy.
oh yes, nothing lasts forever….
hahaha. a shower, a ball and chain. Where do you get your ideas?
that’s a good question – sometimes from an overactive imagination I guess 😀