by Kim Lefort
A man once told me
to take my showers cold
It’s better for the health,
he says.
But my body aches
My skin is tight
My mind shouts
and my soul sometimes forgets to breathe.
So I
Soothe the little pains
and take my showers warm
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Kim Lefort (she/her) is an aspiring writer based in Montreal, Canada. Her work has been published in the McGill student journal Samizdat. She likes frogs, folklore, and urban agriculture.
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