Day Fifty-four

Today's words:

Nose

Injury

Beetle

General

Soap

Cupboard

I had a friend with a crooked nose,

The result of an injury

In a car accident involving a Volkswagen Beetle.

But now it's time for a general

Cleaning. I'll get the soap

Down from the cupboard.

Opening the cupboard,

I stick my nose

In. The smell of soap

Is evident. Is it covering up an injury,

Or just a general

Fragrance? He pulled up in his Beetle.

And put the Beetle

In park, as I came out of the cupboard.

"What are you doing, exactly, in general?

"Why are you putting your nose

"Where it doesn't belong? What injury

"Is making you soft-soap

"The problem?" A bar of soap

Can repel a beetle
And prevent injury.
But in a cupboard
The nose
Can't find the general

Location. That's the general
Theory, anyway. So take the soap,
Hold it to your nose,
And sniff. A beetle

In the cupboard

Can lead to an injury.

And the prospect of an injury

Can lead, in general,

To hiding in the cupboard

Behind a box of soap

Flakes. You can beetle

Your brows and wrinkle your nose

But that won't stop the injury. Take the soap

And clean. In general, a beetle

In the cupboard can't be found with your nose.