Cool Water It’s been so long since I’ve had that water The soft rain of you restored every withered part of me And my blood still burns Recalling your touch…like gentle showers In the dark I can see your face Summoning each familiar detail Brings my heart to a state of grace It knows so rarely now Like sepia dust kicked up by an old car on a dirt road The tendrils of my memories fade to nothingness As if they never existed, and settle once more Waiting for the cool water to drench me