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Prickly marble
Cold to the touch,
Darting in and out of
Searing streams
Acclimation comes quickly
As the dust grit
From the work day
Sluices off,
Soap
A bubbly, slick sheath,
Flowing off and down the drain.

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Following the contours
Just like the soap and water
Washing and touching

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I feel
Your soap slick hands,
Gliding across my skin,
Hot, steamy breath
Upon my neck,
I hear

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I get so cold,
Skin like stone
Same as the core,
Heat
Beading off
Into a fog
As I slowly regain
My humanity.

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Water’s heat,
The memory of
Your body
Pressed to mine
My arms enfolding
Your curves
And the sound

In praise of showers

On a day when you’re tired and hot
And sore muscles are all that you’ve got
Just hop in the shower
And in less than an hour
You’ll feel much better—at lot!

Dry, cracked earth cries out
Gentle rain falls from grey clouds
Earth sighs joyously