One Word: Cleanse
She dove under again and swam as far as she could before coming up for a gasp of breath. She had been swimming for hours, hoping the chlorine would cleanse her body. Maybe exhaustion would cleanse her soul, but she doubted it. He was gone but memories he left behind wouldn’t leave town as quickly as he did.
Ain’t that the truth.
Thanks for your comment on my poem ‘Bowl of Peas’. I love this piece of writing, it sets the scene and asks questions with very few words.
Good one! And if she keeps overdosing on chlorine, that might give her one or more things to worry about, anyway. LOL!