is a lazy metaphor 
for this romp in the garbage pile

but we’re better than that      
together we are better than a hot shower 
together we are better than a steamy bathroom 
with a message written on the mirror

Surprise         I was watching you

I am the curtain that divides 
You are everything else

I was always watching you 
planning our barrel ride
shattering along with the splinters 

You are a factory         and I won’t fall for this