writing while soaking

i hate when i get an idea

for a poem

while soaking in the tub.

i have to get up, grab a towel

and drip my

way to the chair in the office

where the computer is

and log on.

then, with the double

log on system, find my phone

to confirm that it's me,

then start typing,

by then though, most

of the poetic idea has left me.

so it's back to the tub,

to water that's going cold.

and i have to twist the hot

knob to bring back up to an 

acceptable tub soaking

temperature.

best not to think too hard

when in the tub.