this is the third shower
ive taken today
and now the water
is ice cold
pounding on my burned back
after i scorched it the
first and second shower

maybe i figured if the water was
hot enough
it would burn your essence
you left on my skin

thinking that
the one thing you couldnt take
away from me was my body

but i just dried myself off
and
i can still feel your tongue
on my neck
saying my name

i can still feel your
fingers
grabbing my face and
your eyes staring right
through me
stuttering that you
loved me

and now i look in the mirror
and stare at
whats left of my reflection
and chuckle
as dry my hair

i got dressed and went outside
said hello to michael
got the paper and walked
back inside
fixed myself a scotch

i figured feeling numb
in the morning
was better than any wake up
call i was going to get