Neville

A Blue Toothbrush

A Blue Toothbrush

 

He left his blue toothbrush

Next to hers in the chrome holder

Specifically designed for toothbrushes

A conditioned reflex or what…

Nah part of some grand master plan

 

He knew that blue toothbrush

Would off set the symmetry

She craved and likewise

Wreck her day

Unless of course he removed it

 

He also knew

She would very soon phone or text

With some garbled message

Full of typo’s demanding

He get rid without delay

 

He also knew if he submitted

Or at least appeared to

They would end up fucking again

And all before mid morning coffee

 

She knew full well

He had to be in the office by nine

But had a window in his diary

Between ten thirty and eleven fifteen

 

Forty five whole minutes

Give or take ten travelling on a bad day

She licked her lips and decided to phone

Around ten twenty just to be on the safe side

She never did like that blue toothbrush anyway