Farewell to a Roll

It’s time to say goodbye to you now,
but it seems that I really don’t know how.

In the past you have served me so well;
‘tis time to throw out your empty shell.

Your brown cardboard is really quite smooth;
I’m sad it’s not soft enough to use.

My, how quickly the time seems to pass;
just the other day, you wiped my ass.

Farewell brown roll,
Farewell empty shell,

Farewell Ms. Carmen—
Please, don’t squeeze the Charmin.

©1994 Norm McGlone