the bath

she can't get warm
so she slips into
the tub for another
hot bath. she lets
the heat rub up against
her bones, her heart,
the deepest part of
her soul. she sinks
down into the steam,
down into the boil
of hot water that
spills clear from
the silver spigot.
she closes her eyes
as the tub fills
to the brim. and
she thinks about God's
love and how he
does the same.