Cleansing

I need a shower
to wash away the residue
of you

Exfoliate away
this crust
of old memories

Serenade myself
into oblivion
beneath the
gushing stream

Etch the word
with a damp fingertip
in the steam on the mirror

Goodbye

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Myriadne
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Thanks for the comments, I guess you are right about "etch" I might change it.

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-KayJuran-
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i love this too! its so simple and yet it tells you so much!

i agree with convintojm and sky though... 'etch' could
perhaps be changed to something different...

read aloud, this really does flow... good work!

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Skye
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I like it too, but I also agree with convintojm. Trace? Scrawl? I don't know, but "etch" does imply the wrong thing.

Overall, it was really good, and it flowed beautifully!

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convintojm
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i really like it, the idea and the execution. though i'm not sure about etch in the fourth stanza because to me etching implies actually leaving an indent in the suface.



With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
— Rick Riordan, The Heroes of Olympus