As soon as I got in my car it was the first thing on my mind.
And when I pulled into my driveway and cut the engine
it was my only thought.

I nearly ran up the front steps and through the front door,
hating how raw and hot I felt.
I bolted straight to the shower.
No stops, no waiting.
I stripped all my clothes off and stepped into the blistering water.

All I wanted to do was burn the lingering presence of you off my skin,
Get your aftertaste out of my mouth,
And wash the bittersweet feeling of you down the drain.

Never,
in my wildest dreams,
Had I imagined that one day
I would try so hard to remove your touch from my skin.

But I am.
And I did.