My Childhood

When I was a child
I loved to watch men shave
Grandpa used a straight edge
That he sharpened
On a leather strap
My Dad used an ordinary
Tool I would use years later
To shave my legs.

Being an only child
I liked to see folks naked
Grandma’s breasts looked
Like slithering pancakes
After nursing ten babies
My Dad took a bath
In our tub and covered
His private parts
With a washcloth
Grandpa sat on a chair
In his bathtub while Dad
Washed him.