Tagged: hot water
not crying in the
not crying in the
shower because it’s cliché
allows for half a
dozen other options,
like turning the valve
all the way to the
right until the heart
clinches, or turning
it fully left until
conviction melts.
then there’s always
the option of turning
it off – some people
consider crying
in the shower,
while others
stand in long lines
waiting to fill their pails
.
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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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it’s how dad rises
it’s how dad rises
before daybreak to flush out
the cold water from
the pipes for us – so that we
never have to stop dreaming
.
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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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