I pour myself a bath

in my new home I can leave the boulder at the door to wait with headlines til the morning. before bedtime I pour myself a bath. when I pinch my nose and sink under I leave my thoughts on the surface. concealed, the water holds me still. for as long as I can hold my breath I'm free. no demands or breathing. for a moment I forget myself and smile into abstraction. lost until forever ends. underwater; I can hide and not be found.