Am Shower Thoughts

A.M. Shower Thoughts For boredom’s sake, I used to like to take An ice cube out of my drink When I was cleaning dishes after dinner, And placing it in the sink I’d watch, somewhere between enthralled and bored, The luke-warm water Bore a widening hole Straight to the ice’s center, As if to release its soul. Now, each morning, I wake to water pouring Over my morning mind As if to thaw a hole down straight to my brain – It’s here I’ve come to find My deepest, most profound inspired thoughts Start to take wing, Like they were buried deep Within a frozen brain Just waiting for release.