From time to time when I’m perplexed
\nOr by a tricky problem vexed;
\nA cipher that just will not yield
\nBut keeps its mystery concealed,<\/p>\n
I find I have a last resort
\nBefore cerebral fuel runs short:
\nI open up the bathroom door
\nAnd step onto the tiled floor.<\/p>\n
The whirring fan, the gurgling drain,
\nThe white noise washing on my brain.
\nThe shower is my bosom friend –
\nIt leads me to the enigma’s end.<\/p>\n
No matter how fiendish the puzzle,
\nThe pump’s deliberative buzz’ll
\nHelp me find the right solution
\nBy the end of my ablution.<\/p>\n
Showers do not only soak us;
\nThey bring things into mental focus.
\nDoubt not their catalytic power –
\nI wrote this poem in the shower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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