just the tip

Friday, February 27, 2009



ode to the Q-tip
by alexa M-tip


oh how you sit in my bathroom so white


after the shower i leap to grab you so tight


into my ear you go

as ear wax is a major no no


just the tip of your tip goes into my ear

for a moment, a second just to see how it feels

your cotton so soft on my ear canal

we have become so close that you can call me al

so many uses you offer to me


from cleaning and painting you fill me with glee


and make up smudges don't scare me at all


because you remove the stray eye shadow dust that does fall


oh Q-tip!


oh Q-tip!


i simply don't know what it is i would do

if i didn't have little 'ol you


THE END


*snaps* *snaps* *snaps* *snaps*


37 comments:

Allison M. said...

For once, I don't know what to say.

lucklys said...

hahaha! those q-tips have been waiting a long time for this.

Marie said...

Is it ok if I recite this to my q-tip tonight after I shower? Cool, thanks.

Matt said...

HAHA, talk about random.

pistols at dawn said...

Dig it, baby. The world is a king sized drag, man. [snap snap, snap snap]

surviving myself said...

Am I the only one who is having flashbacks to college when I read the title of this post?

The Maiden Metallurgist said...

It's about time someone gave good old q-tips their due.

Well done!

cavy said...

q-tips are by far my favorite bathroom item. and i have to be honest, i was totally expecting a wedding crashers post. i should have known you'd be way more creative! :)

peterdewolf said...

That is beautiful, man.

Deutlich said...

you are so. so very special.

Tabitha said...

Re: the "You Can Call Me Al" video...

WTF? Am I missing something here, or is it just a completely random, weird video? Is there an inside joke I never heard? I'm baffled...and amused. But mostly baffled.

los_tartist said...

You know I just so happened to write a post today that was kind of about poetry . . . and thank you. You have calmed my fears.

justjp said...

I too am a huge Q-tip fan. Strong work!

LiLu said...

I was so sure this was going to end in tragedy.

Maxie said...

"or a moment, a second just to see how it feels"

AMAAAAAZINNNNG.

Mandy said...

Alexa, you're awesome.

rs27 said...

This is not about what I was hoping for.

Joanna M said...

kinda scary but in a fun sort of way.

The Modern Gal said...

Is this a metaphor for something?

I mean, don't get me wrong, I love q-tips.

Lori said...

Just a tip, just to see how it feels.

Love it.

Ashley said...

Definitely thought this was going somewhere else. LOVES it!

Bethie said...

This was beautiful. I wept. Long overdue ode, in my opinion.

Hillary said...

"just the tip, just for a second, just to see how it feels" is one of my favourite movie quotes of all time.

well done, lady!

Fizzgig said...

heres a blast from the past....

three snaps in a "Z" formation...

anyone? anyone?

I bought generic q tips. add tht to the list with toilet paper, and cheese in the category "things you can't buy generic"

LBluca77 said...

Now that is talent my friend.

Lily said...

I pretty much just fell in love with you for this post. Mostly because of the You Can Call Me Al reference, but also because you haz mad poetry skillz.

Katelin said...

haha oh wow.

Smash said...

I love cleaning my ears. My favorite time of day is ear cleaning time.

Always a Bridesmaid said...

First, I can't believe Allison has nothing to say.

Second, I effing LOVE Q-tips.

Third, the title of this post makes me giggle every time I think about it.

insomniaclolita said...

LOL I really never thought of them that way. You opened my eyes

Phil said...

Thanks to my chosen careers, and thanks to getting a clogged ear when I was 20 and not being able to hear out of it for four months, I'm staunchly against using q-tips in my ear. I will say, though, this little ditty is charming.

Bayjb said...

You crack me up. Be careful about the Qtip though and your ears, I've heard of people that do damage with it. Maybe they just love too much!

Mermanda said...

I love your poetry, darling.

Other thoughts on q-tips:

My friend went deaf in one ear after doing a cartwheel with a q-tip still in the ear. She punctured the ear drum. Are you cringing. I know I am now thankful that I've never been able to cartwheel.

Finally, my ear-nose-throat doctor once told me, "Never put anything in your ear that's smaller than an elbow." There you go.

Kate said...

I love, love, LOVE You Can Call Me Al! Funny I should be reading this right now as I'm listening to Rusted Root. All sorts of blasts from the past!

golublog said...

I'm slightly obsessed with Q-tips too, i leave them all over the apartment, my roommates hate me for it.

bodelou said...

while they are great little buggers,
be careful how often you use them in your ear. because really, they are cramming that nasty sh*t back in and may cause a blockage, which the solution for is absolutely terrible. ick!

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