Showerhead Liberation (Redux)
by Odin Roark

Merely the on-turn of a knob,
willingness offers its quiet
earthly wants rendered still,
mindful needs given release

So it is in epiphanous showers of awakening,
where everyday barbarous clinging
succumbs to hot and cold waters,
dashing scablings-in-waiting,
gushing over would be barbed captivity,
shocking resistance into retreat.

With luck,
clarity becomes apparent,
battle fatigue abates,
closed eyes of survival
find calming strategies,
directions become void of aggression,
peaceful control becomes clear.

How soothing for some,
this simple morning habit,
this willingness to allow
simple water to arbitrate
mixed feelings.

Some break the bondage
with singing,
others with prayer.

Some with laughter,
aware freedom’s purge
knows many choices.

Cleansed…

The off-turn of the knob
begets quiet drips echoing,
like the humble resonance
of Tibetan bells
channeling healing for all to hear,
for all to embrace,
even as many choose to ignore.

For many…
showerhead liberation is
a tenuous sanctuary
amidst modernity’s chaos
while courage builds a strategy for survival.

For some…
showerhead liberation is
a highly protected few minutes
where one’s ethereal water dance
merges with reality’s daily habit,
bolstering ones inner sanctum
with peace.