each night i bathe to cleanse myself anew
i scrub the past off my skin
i soak in heat, blistering heat
to remind me of where i came from
as i lay in the purifying water
i long to return to the cool of life
yet i try to tarry, to linger until
it is impossible for me to stay
4.17.17
Photo @Eliza Alys Young
Eliza Alys Young, aka CreativEliza, is a free spirit, world traveler, creative expert, and part of multicultural family… Eliza shares her time between the US, Dominican Republic and beyond. When she is not caring for her high-energy kids, writing her poetry or for her blog, creating art or cooking up a storm, she is designing for her own company, Design Intense.
