Around here
I stuff
When the feelings pour out
I’m usually all alone
In the shower
Sometimes I plug the tub
So my body can be
surrounded by the earth’s intelligence

I turn the head
for the most pressure
to feel something
it beats violently
on my chest
It reminds me of a heart that is there
I have established an intimate relationship
with staying afloat

Water has a different slant on therapy
I stuff deep
It cradles
Expresses care

Going beyond the surface
It prys my unclean loose
Sending reminders to save a little grace
For the decisions you have made
This body deserves love despite it’s past

Water keeps me from falling off the deep end
Anchoring the bias I hold against myself