soap

bliss
rolls off the shoulder
a little soaking
into the already
saturated shirt

the sweat stains
and stinks
like day old
misery

elimination of
these articles,
affected
pieces
of my being

is

essential

wretched misery
how I loathe
thee
get off
get out
neither ride
nor pester me more
lest you be disinfected
permanently

damn you!

water tumbles
finally

the stench dampens,
souring the air
and the aura

nostrils curl
breathing labored
sodden with emotion
the tempestuous beast
fighting angrily

grimace

body covererd
smoothed
comforted
by hands
hands of
compassion and
empathy

the nasty thing lifts away
away
away from what that is
mindfully abiding
abiding to the needs and
desires
of the inner marrow

the essence of that creature
revitalizes

frown fading

water embodies bliss
bliss attaching to those
comforting
compassionate
empathetic hands
hands for healing

bliss steeps