Tribute

DISCLAIMER: This blog may contain elements of potty humor.

This blog is a tribute to the greatest, most under-appreciated piece of hardware in your household: the toilet lever. Day in and day out it dutifully bends to the will of your fingers, making your flushing experience the most pleasant it can be. As one small piece of metal molded in a basic shape (although maybe yours is shaped like a dolphin or a golf club) it holds so much power. Power enough to suck 1.6 liters of water through a small hole in a very rapid swirling motion. Yet you, most dutiful toilet lever, in your final days were detaching from your post and sticking. Truly it was a sign of old age. And today of all days, oh toilet lever, you met your fate. Who could have known that right after the toilet was flushed you would slip out of your owner's hands as he was attempting to keep you on your post. And who could have known that in the ensuing tumble you would bounce right into the swirling toilet bowl. And, oh, who could have known that you would be sucked right down the hole along with everything else. But you fell honorably and you didn't even clog up the toilet; you just swirled right on down. In the blink of an eye you were no more. But, just as a fish who has seen its final day, you met your fate with honor and dignity, and you engraved in your owner's mind how important you really are. Moreover will I sing of your wondrous and mighty flushing power for generations to come.