In A Turkish Bath

A Poem

Photo by Anton Darius | @theSollers on Unsplash

Domed white room,

columned and clean.

Steam-filled senses,

Sweat-soaked bodies seated

on hard, warm slabs of marble.

Softly-spoken words

Murmured in hushed undertones.

Eyes averted

Studying the curves of the ceiling.

All anguish steamed out

Fear and worry, too.

A warm water rinse,

Body scrubbed as layer after layer of dead skin falls away,

Inhibitions fall away, too.

Dirt and grime,

Anger and tension,

All stripped away.

Until you stand glowing,

Honestly naked, fearless and free.