there is
a unique
and distinctive aroma
in the bathroom
as the afternoon sun
hits the frosted glass
and gently warms
the tiled floor
it takes me back
to my adolescence
when
with parents out of the house
I explored
more
solitary pleasures
dry towels
damp wash clothes
lotions
the lubrication of soaps
water jets
showers
mirrors
and
provocatively shaped
plastic bottles
