i drew a bath this afternoon
and surveyed the ridges of my naked body
the hair on my legs
the scars on my skin
this odd little birthmark on my genitals
i masturbated briefly
but quickly lost interest
i had already done so twice today
in the mirror i saw
an unshaven face
and the contrast of a pale chest
against a sunburnt neck
piles of laundry gather in my room
i do not wash them
i opt instead to smoke a cigarette
