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