Juniper Berry

4 oils into a bath… as hot as it’ll go.

Find a record as the water attempts to rise.
As Son House sings me his woes of gin, women, and swimmin’, I grab a beer and pop the top.

First foot, into the water and it burns. It scalds. Flesh turns red.
Second foot, repeat.

I lay back, body submerged, beer to cheek and those tunes come and go.
Swallowing each of them down with a swig of lager.

I always wanted to get naked for one of the greats.