Lemon Verbena Wings

Lemon verbena, lavender, eucalyptus any scent to seduce the stench of the day from my skin.

Bronzed fingers now pinked; grasping matching pruned toes. Curled into myself; a mermaid in the murky depths; submerged.

How long does redemption take???

Count to one hundred; one, two, three, four, and so on; reflections in the soap bubbles, just a shadow of me dancing beneath gray water.

Baptized now- or so I think. Emerging wet and naked, slippery legs supporting Lemon Verbena scented wings.