Tagged: bath
bathing in the light
bathing in the light
of a new day, behind me,
in front of me, bright
.
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we practice parting
we practice parting
water every chance we get –
in the sink, in the
bath, across the pool, paddling
against river currents, wishing
.
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at the window, toy
in the middle of
in the middle of
the night,
the hot water takes
six-point-two seconds
longer to come –
my body’s in the
bathtub objecting, my
brain is somewhere
else, making
all sorts
of concessions
.
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sneaking in a bath
sneaking in a bath
before sunrise, i have all
the hot water in
the world, and no one is waiting –
dreams shake loose, float towards the edge
.
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you took me to the
you took me to the
sutro baths, and those
late afternoon
edges were so
sharp, i pretended
to be brave.
against all
heights, i longed to
sink into the
waters to ground
myself, trading one
death for another
.
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between broken and
between broken and
fixed, there’s a perfect bath – let’s
meet in the middle,
drive ourselves crazy – look, the
mirrors are starting to fog
.
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there are endeavors
there are endeavors
that require little
practice – perfecting
the afternoon
bath, for example
.
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they say sleep arrives
they say sleep arrives
like a tidal wave – you are
bound to go under.
the trick is to be ready,
gathering toys for the tub
.
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summer catches us
summer catches us
with her voluminous
cloak as we plot
to wash her out
.
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