Cleanse
If I scrub at the layers
of cells and sinew
will I be happy
If my nails scrape
at flesh and muscle
will I be pleased
If the water burns
hot enough to melt fat away
will I be content
If I scour myself
down to bone
will I be satisfied
If the steam blurs
my body from sight
will I be light
Can I erode the pieces
I don’t like with force
and watch the swirl
of pink and suds
down the drain
with relief?