New 2011 Poet

I wrote this poem for a contest a few months ago and they published it. I received a certificate saying, "Best Poets and Poems of 2011. This poem is called Sigh


 

I feel the cool clear liquid

run over my smooth hands

they feel silky like pajamas

the water rushes off my fingers

into the opening in the white bowl

my left hand reaches over to

grasp my favorite hand soap

from my all time favorite store

immediately as I pump some

into my palm, the tangy sweet

smell emerges from the bottle

and streams into my nostrils

I rub my hands under the coolness

until my milk chocolate hands

turn the color of skim milk

I feel like I’m holding little clouds

lifting my hands toward my face

inhaling pink grapefruit till I’m satisfied

I reluctantly dip my hands back in the water

and watch the clouds disappear into the

void in the white bowl

the water stops running and I lift my hands to

my face once again and breathe in

such a wonderful feeling

I think this is one of my best poems thus far. :)