Bubble Bath

Strike me now
while I delight in this languid warmth
calming aromatics soothe through every pore
my heart-beat in synch with a bluesy deep bass

Float up from beneath me
breaking through soft bubbles
water just below boiling, caressing my skin
stark cold porcelain edges – my only respite from the heat

Let it flow
like this puckered up punch to my lips
as the tension melts away, limb from limb
relax my mind, release my soul, too much to ask,

from a bubble bath?