diy holy water 

1.
love yourself pink &
naked & soft--
immerse 
in the bath tube water--
make enough room
to swim & butterfly 
stroke to
the bottom of
the deep end--


2.
chlorine sting
in your eyes-- you
watch a thousand bodies--
it's summer & the water
is crowded--
you wrinkle--
you're all there
to make this water holy

3.
come into the shower
with me-- feel how glossy
we can be-- blown 
glass lovers
in the mist-- wrapped
in plastic curtain--
push me up against the wall--
baptize me
in your mouth--

4.
we humans & our bodies
of water-- the moon
pulling blood-- tide 
rising-- i wanted
so badly to
be holy for you

5.
black tea bleed me--
steep in the 
chipped blue & yellow
coffee mug-- the
water is murky--
i can't see my own
legs--
any of our legs--
steam sigh--
pull my hair
like the string 
of a tea bag--
lift me--

6.
dropped into
the stream-- i shattered
on rocks & 
watched the glass
be re-used as the 
windows 
of a cathedral--
when no one is watching
kneel down & drink
the water from the
creek-- it's as 
pure as you'll ever
be-- 

7.
when you find yourself
surrounded by 
the oscillating
bodies
of the jelly fish 
it is time to remember
the foot prints of
hymnals-- how you 
mouthed the words
to every song--
don't call for
him-- he is already
reborn in riptide --
he is too busy with
castles

8.
splash your face
in the sink-- drip 
& wake up again 
in water 

9.
when you open
your laptop 
in the morning
touch the screen
& watch the light
ripple-- oh this
oh this oh this
is your water--
fall in-- 
you are so bright
& your arm bones
were made of 
a black keyboard--
type love poems
into the water--
make it holy--

10.
do it yourself
holy water-- don't
trust the baptismal 
fountain-- with it's
belly-up flies &
trickling--
how many legs 
are beneath the
water? 
step in & find
out-- they keep the water
warm-- 
fill your pockets--
take the water home--
drink-- remember
the depths of
your own waters--
remember how easy it
is to kiss something
holy-- remember yourself
glossy & vaporous--

1.
love yourself pink
& naked & soft 
let's make this
water holy before
it falls--