The 'Poem A Day' Project ~ Day 259 Poem by Flying Lemming

Digging through some old things I found a bathroom pack
That I’d been given at Christmas a year or two back
It had some soap in it with a faintly floral smell
Some bath salts and five floating candles as well
I thought I’d try them out, relax my body and mind
But the right way of using them was very hard to find
First I placed them in the water but when I tried to light
They kept moving around which didn’t work quite right
I tried holding them still but just splashed them wet
The way to hold and light them I just couldn’t get
So I put them on the side and then lit them there
But while lowering to the water I just dampened their flare
I eventually got them going but when I then got in
They floated round my leg and burnt parts of my skin
As I yelped and splashed around trying not to fall
They got knocked and wax was splashed halfway up the wall
Then I’d had enough, it didn’t feed my restful yearning
I just threw all four away, why can I smell burning?