Whores' Quarters (Piss Pot to Play In)

It was the peeing!!

The ringing of piss stream frizzing into the bowl
(a bowl!)

it made her crazy the idea of body temp
(98.5) warm
splashing
stuttering all over
little beads of salts
& whatever soylent
solvent

It made her ill a bit
not enough
to vomit in her own mouth
but she had been practically unable to
use public bathrooms
up until just a few
months ago
& then
only
with the prodding of the
therapist

The O'Hara line came to her
—The singing of the sewer pipe!—

When you are in a poor neighborhood
You can always see
a poor persons shower products
bathroom
window with scum
& 8 to 15 bottles
of semi
used
horse
mane
herbal
wetlands
shampoo