I'm new to writing, so please be kind! Is this OK as a subject for a poem? (very personal) Would anyone want to read it?


Clean

Therapy Bath Soak, reads the label,
strange blue liquid,
medicine in a bottle.
Sinking in, I think of
a woman who sits in a room
mostly listening,
the graceful way her hands move
when she talks.

I’m working up a lather
with the soap,
breathing out a sigh
which carves a sudden gash
in the pure white foam.
Under there, the naked
submerged truth,
my body remembers.

On one of the tiny bubbles
which are lifted in the air,
I fix a hope
that it’s not too late,
that the marks
he left on my soul
can be washed
clean away.

Yeah, it's alright as a subject for a poem and yeah there are people who'll want to read it. My mate Steve definitely would. Mind you, he's a pervert. And don't worry about the little thing you mention in the final stanza - Anita Roddick reckons that stuff is actually quite good for your skin.

Thanks DG (although I hope you won't show it to Steve!)