Caretaker by Jonathan S Baker

for Tohm

You're worried about 

what I'm going through

as you hang your head over the toilet

and I sit comfortably on the side of the tub

and the dog watches you from the safety of the doorway.

We had so much fun tonight,

puzzle pieces and rum runners.

Even now, I'm happy we are all together.

You're not done yet.

You're kneeled there spitting, 

waiting for the last bit

So, I read to you from Tohm's book 

a poem about a time when he was sick,

vomiting and shitting forever,

but still felt like jerking off

and I hope that helps.

Jonathan S Baker lives between the river and the rows of corn in Evansville, Indiana.  They are the Author of Cock of the Walk (Laughing Ronin Press, 2022) and co-author of Contemplating the End of Insomnia While Inside The Postmodern Mausoleum (EMP Books, 2022).  They are also the editor and chief at Pure Sleeze Press.