shower thoughts

 

as part of a poetry anthology for University of Liverpool School of the Arts 

shower thoughts

 

teeth and gum and

bones are wet

my body a warm bath for organs and guts

soaking in steaming juice

cleansing in sodden skin

surrounded by

a candlelit tub with rose petal floats

drifting in a pool of lavender vapour

drip drip drip

goes my hair

melt melt melt

goes my head

until i’m one with the water

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