A line cast, a hope followedSaturday, December 04, 2004
Tomorrow morning
When you wake
Wait
Don't turn up the heat just yet
Head for the bath
Turn on the shower
HOT
As hot as you can stand
Strip
Step in
Immerse yourself in the steam
Until every pore has opened
Now turn, back to the water
And step forward to the far wall
Arch your head back
And lean forward slightly
Until your nipples touch the icy tile
Pay attention
As the shock threads its way
Into your shoulder blades
Now.
You are alive.
No one can steal this.
When you wake
Wait
Don't turn up the heat just yet
Head for the bath
Turn on the shower
HOT
As hot as you can stand
Strip
Step in
Immerse yourself in the steam
Until every pore has opened
Now turn, back to the water
And step forward to the far wall
Arch your head back
And lean forward slightly
Until your nipples touch the icy tile
Pay attention
As the shock threads its way
Into your shoulder blades
Now.
You are alive.
No one can steal this.
