The Shower

i went to take a shower and looked at my body

realizing there wasn't a place you hadn't touched

realizing that you'd never touch them again

realizing that you were gone

i tried to scrub it away

i tried to wash away the memory of you

i tried to wash away the time we shared

i tried to wash away your presence

i scrubbed at my skin at least a hundred times

i scrubbed until i couldn't feel my skin anymore

i scrubbed until i couldn't make any more tears

i sat on the shower floor

i let the water rain down upon me

i wished for a rebirth

i wish for a cleanse

i wished to come out that shower anew

i wished come out that shower and not remember you

i came out that shower

and i was just clean,

yet on me you stayed

like a layer of dust only time can wash away