Always the water
After the pain
There is always the scolding
Its what washes it all away
Makes me angel again
turns the skin pink
Till it peels
Till the numbness comes
The only part I learned to like
At least the only part I admitted too
The ritual
I still carry out
When the memory strikes
I am pulled back now by Eric’s eyes
But once upon a time it was only the water
the steam
The welcomed burning
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Submission Name: RIVER
