Ear Wax Poem by Clyde King

Ear wax is nothing
but shit your brain
spits out while you're asleep.
And it does so without a peep.
You feel this sticky
reddish brown gob
has dropped down your
ear like an alien blob.

Its a waxy and ill defined
bit of waste your brain
has left behind.
Your mama says
to wash out your ears
for years and years.

I suppose that's good
to do to get rid of
this nasty goo.
Good thing they're not
boogers or snot.
Then you'd be pickin'
your ears a lot,
and not, instead,
that two-holed
proboscis
in front of your head.

Nov.2020n