Showering in Public 1. It’s early morning I’m packing my backpack, computer and headphones and swimwear but no towel I don’t like showering at gyms never thought of why maybe it’s cause I’m semi known I don’t want anyone listening to my albums while telling their mums what my ass looks like showering in public, showering in public, This is me recapping my life when it comes to showering in public 2. Six years old, some guy at the pool kept his office next to the girls’ locker room drinking his coffee while watching us shower I don’t know his story Someone said he was a pervert I’m like: well maybe he just liked coffee but the rumour alone gave us a sense that you have to watch yourself while showering in public, showering in public you have to use your towel strategically,  shower one body part at a time 3. Two times a week we had gym class in grades four to nine, that was two times a week that the boys could sneak into our locker room to try to catch us naked it became a tradition I still remember their bored faces like they thought we would get upset if they didn’t show up to watch us shower in public, shower in public You couldn’t shower and then you would get accused of being sweaty in public 4. At seventeen, in the locker room, one of the bathrooms was broken it had a sign that said BROKEN But some of the girls from the arts programme opened the door anyway, found a guy who’d drilled a hole through the wall to watch us all come in after gym and then magically shower in public, shower in public They chased him down the hall, the paper published the news with a fun caricature 5. It’s fun come to think of it I know no less erotic places than locker rooms, sweaty women drinking protein drinks with sweaters but no pants on talking about kids and work and training Blowing noses and laughing and complaining Jens, I must go now, I’m heading home On the yard, a small amount of snow has laid to rest I hope you bought yourself a quilted jacket down in Gothenburg. Jens, I wish you all the best.