Ah, you’re here!
Another beautiful morning.
Beautiful? Hmm…
Perspectives, son. Perspectives.
I don’t need to see. I can’t breathe!
Oh! The very air. Polluted. And now…
Now, we’re also disintegrating, fast.
And- and, falling apart– within, and without.
Ah-ah!
Scrub, son. Scrub.
And did you hear what happened?
I don’t hear much.
Ha! Fucking opportunists.
Sorry, who?
You know who–
They’ve teamed up now;
Sweeping us off by night too.
The mission. It continues.
Scrub, son. Scrub.
Beautiful morning, you say?
What a joke!
Scrub. The hate, and the pain;
Scrub. Let it wash off, and drain.
You forgot tha-Y-y-
[giggles]
That spot, uh-huh, there.
Ah, yee’… right, there.
How perfect!
Yes. Scrub off the tension. And your anxieties;
All your fears. Scrub, son. And the worries too.
I also called her; you know?
Oh. You did…
Just after waking up.
[Humming]
She said… she said… argh!
Son. Scrub. Harder.
And here, take this-
[Plays GENTLYYY by Gesmis]
Ah, Jazz- is that?
Uh-huh… a beautiful morning, it is;
Scrub, and hum,
Wash off, and turn.
Scrub, son. Let’s hum.
[Hums]
Feels good. Perfect, if I were honest.
Just… uh– ah, it’s perfect!
[Humming]
Good work!
Should be enough for now.
[Smiles. Sighs]
You’re clean now,
Try to remain that way.
We’ll scrub again when it’s time.
[Smiles. Nods]
And, hey. The air,
It will need a mask.
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GENTLYYY- GESMIS
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Benie Langat
Benson Langat is a poet, fiction writer, and freelancer. A dreamer, he realizes a world of possibilities through stories and explores life in poetry. Benie is a dad and lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
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