Secondhand Bath

Add a bit of heat

to the water and I’ll

follow, take your place

immersed in the embrace

of this secondhand bath

and the aftermath of your

renewal, enveloped in

steam and the scent

of girl soap, and when

I’ve soaked and scrubbed

away the remnants of today

I’ll stand in the stream

of the shower and rinse

away the memories

that cling to me.