I stepped into the shower after taking the agonizing minutes to remove my baggy clothes, knit with my self-esteem, from my cryptic body.
I shivered as the ice caps of my swollen heart flexed.
As the water danced about my body, I felt you.
If I opened my mind, squinted my eyes, and cocked my head forty-five degrees to the right
I could convince myself it really was you.
The water trickled over the places you’d tickle your fingers.
Rained on my face where you used to spontaneously plant your kisses.
I clenched my eyes tight- I can’t bear to lose this moment.
My corpse of a heart was ignited by the heat of the water
and the thought of you.
I breathed in your memory and it flooded my cerebral cortex.
Sensory overdrive.
Soon, my shower ended and I begrudgingly stepped onto the linoleum floor.
When I dare steal a glance at my somber reflection, I felt the iciness coming back.
My heart hardened.
You taught me how to love myself.
Now look at me.
Jan 28, 2013
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:00 PM UTC
I stepped into the shower after taking the agonizing minutes to remove my baggy clothes, knit with my self-esteem, from my cryptic body.
I shivered as the ice caps of my swollen heart flexed.
As the water danced about my body, I felt you.
If I opened my mind, squinted my eyes, and cocked my head forty-five degrees to the right
I could convince myself it really was you.
The water trickled over the places you’d tickle your fingers.
Rained on my face where you used to spontaneously plant your kisses.
I clenched my eyes tight- I can’t bear to lose this moment.
My corpse of a heart was ignited by the heat of the water
and the thought of you.
I breathed in your memory and it flooded my cerebral cortex.
Sensory overdrive.
Soon, my shower ended and I begrudgingly stepped onto the linoleum floor.
When I dare steal a glance at my somber reflection, I felt the iciness coming back.
My heart hardened.
You taught me how to love myself.
Now look at me.
