EARLY MORNING BATH
11 November 2001
Sun gold dazzle
through frosted glass
finds my face
and soaks summer warmth
into the strained muscles
of my strengthening smile.
Hot water wraps around me
in a morning hug
with promises of a sunny day
and I emerge
with pain dripping
from me
in splatters.
I love the sun
and the sun loves me
and that is enough.
