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*
For once, I don't know what to say.
ReplyDeletehahaha! those q-tips have been waiting a long time for this.
ReplyDeleteIs it ok if I recite this to my q-tip tonight after I shower? Cool, thanks.
ReplyDeleteHAHA, talk about random.
ReplyDeleteDig it, baby. The world is a king sized drag, man. [snap snap, snap snap]
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who is having flashbacks to college when I read the title of this post?
ReplyDeleteIt's about time someone gave good old q-tips their due.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
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! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful, man.
ReplyDeleteyou are so. so very special.
ReplyDeleteRe: the "You Can Call Me Al" video...
ReplyDeleteWTF? 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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI too am a huge Q-tip fan. Strong work!
ReplyDeleteI was so sure this was going to end in tragedy.
ReplyDelete"or a moment, a second just to see how it feels"
ReplyDeleteAMAAAAAZINNNNG.
Alexa, you're awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis is not about what I was hoping for.
ReplyDeletekinda scary but in a fun sort of way.
ReplyDeleteIs this a metaphor for something?
ReplyDeleteI mean, don't get me wrong, I love q-tips.
Just a tip, just to see how it feels.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
Definitely thought this was going somewhere else. LOVES it!
ReplyDeleteThis was beautiful. I wept. Long overdue ode, in my opinion.
ReplyDelete"just the tip, just for a second, just to see how it feels" is one of my favourite movie quotes of all time.
ReplyDeletewell done, lady!
heres a blast from the past....
ReplyDeletethree 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"
Now that is talent my friend.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletehaha oh wow.
ReplyDeleteI love cleaning my ears. My favorite time of day is ear cleaning time.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I can't believe Allison has nothing to say.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I effing LOVE Q-tips.
Third, the title of this post makes me giggle every time I think about it.
LOL I really never thought of them that way. You opened my eyes
ReplyDeleteThanks 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.
ReplyDeleteYou 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!
ReplyDeleteI love your poetry, darling.
ReplyDeleteOther 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.
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!
ReplyDeleteI'm slightly obsessed with Q-tips too, i leave them all over the apartment, my roommates hate me for it.
ReplyDeletewhile they are great little buggers,
ReplyDeletebe 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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