How do I describe water

the essential element of life

Without it

we grow faint and suffer

I love it in a glass or a bubbly bath

slipping under or running through

my hair on purpose

thirsty skin and shafts waiting for

the lather

in my hand

I love it

gently splashing

over my toes sinking in the sand

I love it

on a window

in a storm reflecting

flashes of

light across the sky

I love it slow and gentle

running in rivelets

down the windowpane

or in a hard downpour leaving

muddy stain

it’s messy

but we will clean it

after the rain

Water

I loved how it trickled down

my legs that day

announcing joy was on its way

We cleaned it up after the pain

there it was

that essential

to life element again

words

can be messy

like rain

when inspiration comes

I’ll clean them up later after the pain