Shower

We shower for longer now,
as children protesting water -
become adults who
demand it.
Shower longer, scrub harder,
later soap into sinful crevices and
dirty surfaces.
Shave growth,
wash away the dirt of the day
of a life that never used to leave you
                    unclean
Stand in the downpour, as the tears fall, silent splashes in a room of splashed,
melding into shower water,
condensing,
diluting,
washed away so quickly,
they were never really there.