Soap

Washing scrubbing cleaning

the soap burns

sliding over waterwrinkled fingers

age showing too early from the waves

the potential to die exposed on my skin

the ridges escape soap prisons

tough fibres thick but torn

ripped cardiac confetti glosses my fingers

washing scrubbing cleaning

soap crawling into each vessel and valve

the blood stains my hands scarlett

the memories of emotions roll down the drain

emotion sacrificed for cleanliness

i pull out my drowning heart

but i cant clean the emotions off

No matter how much

washing scrubbing cleaning

the screaming in my ears is soothing