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Bath water baptism

I am in the mood to submerge myself in bath water.

to slip my sorry sodden head under
and feel the current pull me further.

 

Down The Plug Hole.

 

I am in the mood to watch my breath rise;
to watch bubbles of discarded air tangle in my hair

and count the seconds it takes...

 

for the foam to disappear.

 

I am in the mood to warm my bones,

to feel as my blood slowly turn to tears

and allow my heart to slosh

 

to leak rather than to bleed.

 

I am in the mood to remain hidden by the bubble current to let my eyes itch, my body twitch
and to leave this world clean

 

no sign of me but a stream.

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Photo by Curologyon Unsplash

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