Bath Water by Derek A. Brown Sr.

Bath water

if I was yo bath water

I would wait patiently in the tub for your body to enter

you would be my center of attention for the duration of your stay

and

every bathing session would be another lesson in sensuality

as I casually swish against your natural candy…

if, I was yo bath water

if I was yo bath water

my temperature would consistently match yours

I would make love to your pores and hair follicles with every motion and movement you make in my watery embrace

I would caress your face when you submerge

and every curve would get the cornering it deserves

if, I was yo bath water

if I was yo bath water

I would rise to the occasion when imitation bubbles run flat

I would help you relax in ways 

that would amaze you more than Jesus did people in the biblical days

my gentle waves would splash against your navel

and each breast would have her own individual cradle

if, I was yo bath water

if I was yo bath water

I would never drain

your tub would show no stains or rings

and

I would always be clean

as would you

I would move in and out of your cracks and crevasses 

and the only evidence that I was there would be that trembling in your knees

and that glazed over stare

if, I was yo bath water

if I was yo bath water

shid, I’d try to drink myself

because if you taste half as good as you felt

they should bottle yo ass and keep lots of extras on the shelf

this way

people who are curious 

can see exactly what sugar in the raw tastes like when it melts

if, I was yo bath water

if, I was yo bath water

if, I was yo bath water

how often would you bathe in me?  

© 2002 Derek A. Brown Sr.