by Hakeem Anthony
the showers provide deep thought
we step out
immediately go towards a towel
but what if that isn’t there
we stand on cold floor
frozen as water
slips down
damp skin & hair
those deep thoughts that rivaled an Aristotle
gone back to steam
locked behind those curtains
we can no longer work
since we’ve left the waters
dripping & slipping still yet
we remain still wet on this floor
toes drowning
nipples have become iceberg icebox
hiding our hearts
behind a fortress
that was reinforced
so even mario would have trouble forcing it open
teeth use this time
reconnect & leave reconnect & leave reconnect & leave
like middle school prelationships relationships
that was a shower topic
a topic we’re too coward
to talk of unless
we’re alone
or with people we hope to never see again
don’t make friends
we try to be brave & bold
like a batman
these cartoons lie to us
they make these things too easy
it’s easy when they only last 30 minutes
cartoons control time
we bet no one really noticed that
we bet no one really noticed
how long we stand here
contemplating the next decision
deep thoughts hope to parallel matter
we hope to control time like cartoons
a foggy mirror misrepresenting our reflections
locked phones on the other side of the locked door
and we know that thoughts are timeless because they are absymal