Toothpaste

Respecting differences

Years ago
We were told
My Beloved
Must come to church
With me.
We switched counselors.
The next counselor said
We needed to share
A tube
Of toothpaste.
My beloved did.
He brought my son
To church.
My Beloved was baptized
Years later.
We each still
Have our own tube
Of toothpaste.
I still
Leave
The cap off.