Faucet

The taste of the bathwater was so strong
at first that the forest smelt like green black eyes.

the wine had a red-fruit flavor
and made my lips pout.

I think she was sitting on the bathroom floor,
just to the right of the bathtub,

with her legs crossed
and a glass of wine in her hand.

we held each other close in the bathtub,
but there was no way to get out of the glass.

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Eniola Ajao is a writer who loves to explore the beauty and diversity of the world through words. She has been published in several literary journals and magazines. She lives with her 2 cats and her partner in Anambra.