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Cleansing Ritual

Suspended in fluid
amniotic wetness
this oversized 80’s bathtub
a just-right womb

nose above water
breath gently rippling
window light reflection
twenty-four bubbles
no larger than a dime
unperturbed since creation

poured
in
this
vessel

retrograde flowing
lesions growing


this disease
this dis-ease
now
this is ease

in this cocoon
the fire burns
life resurrects

indulgent ingredients
velvet + silk mouthfuls
slowly seep in
gently closed lips

release dis-ease
relinquish ease

this oversized 80’s bathtub
fits far more than me
little ol’ me
gallons used

Savored.
every
drop
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