An Ode to Showers

Assignment:
Step One: Write down ten things (not people) that you love.

1. chocolate
2. showers
3. bonfires
4. books
5. words
6. writing utensils
7. naps
8. knitting needles
9. piano
10. iPod

Step Two: Pick one from the list and write an ode to it.

I am from the bonfire
Smoke curled in my hair
Your cool creek coaxes the odorous curls free

I am from the basketball court
Sweat cemented to my roots
Your downpour breaks apart the sweaty strands

I am from the classroom
Middle school gym class plays in my hair
Your buckets of refreshing liquid erase its smell

I am from Hurricane Katrina's debris
Mold entangles me, toxic fumes curl around me.
Your trickle does its best to free me

I am from Templo Alleyuia
Primer streaks through my hair
Your outpouring tries to strip my Mexican highlights

You stream, pour, trickle
You clean, refresh, energize

Oh beautious shower how I love thee!
Your various forms never cease to amaze me
I've loved you in basements with spiders
In locker rooms without barriers
In bathhouses with double curtains
In tents with timers
In trailers without vents

And now I feel a need to say one final word to you,
Oh glorious shower--
My sincerest apologies to you I extend
For ever having the audacity to send
These words in the air:
"Showers are overrated."
Oh, sublime, stupendous, sensational shower
Will you ever find it in your heart to send
That comment down the drain?