gently flows down
washing away
what’s held
Eyes closed
tears mingled
with water—
liquid,
fluidity,
becoming one
Through the crevices
of countless strands—
eyelashes and beard
washed anew
Water
unheld,
untrapped—
a free flow
down the face
Kissing the neck
caressing the chest
like a love-touch
a finger running down
Invisible shadows
as liquid,
fluid,
expelled from the body
mingled with water
becoming one
at the root
Down the spine—
the ramified points
hit by the cascading drops
awaken,
enliven them
Separating,
cleansing,
uniting
with water
as it flows
and flows